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Encyclopedia > Baker, Nevada

Baker, Nevada is a small community in Eastern Nevada. It is located outside Great Basin National Park. Its only motel, the Border Inn, is located just east of town, on the Utah/Nevada border. Official language(s) None Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 7th 286,367 km² 519 km 788 km 0. ... Great Basin National Park is a United States National Park, located in east-central Nevada near its border with Utah. ... Holiday Inn Great Sign Exterior of a Howard Johnsons motor lodge. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 13th 219,887 km² 435 km 565 km 3. ...


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Eva Bertrand Adams (1298 words)
This historic candidate was born Edna Nevada Catlin in Carson City on July 20, 1876, to Nevada pioneers A.P. and Fannie Millard Catlin.
Baker defeated her opponents, well-known Democrat I.H. Kent of Fallon and Socialist J.F. McQuestian, with an impressive 44 percent of the vote.
Baker's term as Regent expired in 1918; in July of that year, she announced that she would not seek re-election.
Baker, Nevada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (236 words)
Baker, Nevada is a small community in White Pine County, Nevada.
In January, 1997, The David Letterman Show produced a segment on the town, 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".
Famous people from Baker include Calvin Quate, a professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University who is famous for his invention of the atomic force microscope.
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