Baker City

Baker City

      city, seat (1868) of Baker county, northeastern Oregon, U.S. It is situated along the Powder River, in Baker Valley, between the Blue Mountains (west) and the Wallowa Mountains (east). Lying on the old Oregon Trail and settled during the Oregon gold rush (1861–62), it was laid out in 1865 and named for U.S. Senator Edward D. Baker; developing as a service centre, by 1900 Baker City was the largest settlement between Portland, Oregon, and Salt Lake City, Utah. The city is the headquarters for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Baker City has developed dairy, lumber, and tourist industries and is a trading point for cattle and mining interests. Baker City is also a gateway for Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, which lies to the northeast; the Hells Canyon All American Road, dedicated 2001, stretches from Baker City to La Grande. The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (1992), five miles (eight km) east of the city, presents exhibits relating to the Oregon Trail experience. Inc. 1874. Pop. (1990) 9,140; (2000) 9,860.

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