Black History Moment--Moses Rodgers

Moses Rodgers was born a slave in Kentucky and came to California during the Gold Rush in 1849.  He became prominent during the Gold Rush as a successful mining engineer who made a career out of excavating gold in mines he owned in Mariposa County.  His intelligence and professional opinion was sought out by all in the area, and he was known as an expert in mining all over the state.  Moses Rodgers built a home in Stockton in 1898 and it is registered on the National Register of Historic Places.