Baker, Nevada
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Baker, Nevada is a small community in White Pine County, Nevada. It is located outside Great Basin National Park. One of its motels, the Border Inn, is located just east of town, on the Utah/Nevada border, and The Silver Jack Inn is located at the center of town. End of the Trail...er, Baker's original bed-and-fix-your-own-breakfast is located at the edge of town.
The town is named after an early settler, George W. Baker.
[edit] History
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".
The town is home to The School of Natural Order, which follows the teachings of Vitvan. The Long Now Foundation has recently purchased land near the town in order to construct Clock of the Long Now, a timepiece that will operate with minimum human intervention for ten millennia. Several artists reside in Baker, including Margaret Pense, Bill and Kathy Rountree, and "Doc" Sherman
[edit] Education
Public education is provided through the White Pine County School District. Baker Elementary is located in Baker.
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.
