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'''Baker, Nevada''' is a small community and [[census-designated place]] in [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine County]], [[Nevada]]. It is located {{convert|5|mi}} from [[Great Basin National Park]] on [[Nevada State Route 487|State Route 487]]. The town is named after an early settler, George W. Baker. Its population at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] was |
'''Baker, Nevada''' is a small community and [[census-designated place]] in [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine County]], [[Nevada]]. It is located {{convert|5|mi}} from [[Great Basin National Park]] on [[Nevada State Route 487|State Route 487]]. The town is named after an early settler, George W. Baker. Its population at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] was 363. |
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Revision as of 15:14, 21 September 2012
Baker, Nevada | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | White Pine |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 363 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 855961[1] |
Baker, Nevada is a small community and census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) from Great Basin National Park on State Route 487. The town is named after an early settler, George W. Baker. Its population at the 2010 census was 363.
Education
Public education is provided through the White Pine County School District and Baker Elementary is located in Baker.
Commercial operations
Lodgings in the community include the The Silver Jack Inn, located at the center of town; the End of the Trail…er, Baker's original bed-and-fix-your-own-breakfast, located at the edge of town; and the Border Inn, located just east of town on the Utah/Nevada border.
Several artists reside in Baker, including Terry Marasco, Margaret Pense,[2] Bill and Kathy Rountree,[3] and "Doc" Sherman.[4]
Prominent citizens
Prominent people from Baker include Calvin Quate, a professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University who is famous for the invention of the atomic force microscope.
The town is also home to The School of Natural Order,[5] which follows the teachings of Vitvan. The Long Now Foundation has purchased land located about 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Baker and just west of the National Park as a possible site for Clock of the Long Now, a timepiece designed to operate with minimum human intervention for ten millennia.[6]
Letterman feature
In January 1997, Late Show with David Letterman produced a segment on the town,[4] with the show's Biff Henderson touring the area and ending his narrative on Baker with the quote "It's quiet, peaceful, beautiful and the people are friendly".
See also
Notes
- ^ "Baker". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "Horsehair Art". End of the Trail…er. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "Welcome to SilverJack IronWorks". Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ a b "Baker Is Famous For Being Funny…". Great Basin Business & Tourism Council. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "The School of Natural Order". Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "The Long Now Foundation". Retrieved 2011-06-09.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |