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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Baker County
Macclenny is the county seat for Baker County
Adjacent to Baker County, Florida
Bradford County(11) ► Clay County(124) ► Columbia County(28) ► Duval County(279) ► Nassau County(60) ► Union County(5) ► Charlton County, Georgia(11) ► Clinch County, Georgia(9) ► Ware County, Georgia(12) ►
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Near South Lowder Street south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
When Alvarado A. Geitgey (pronounced Get-gee) moved to Baker County, he became legendary. A self-made prosperous and shrewd business man purchased large tracts of land in the area and began pecan groves, grape orchards, citrus groves and a dairy . . . — — Map (db m206585) HM
On South Lowder Street, 0.1 miles south of W Railroad Avenue.
In honor of our brother
Army SGT. Hubert L. Raulerson “Ranger”
Born Sept. 1, 1919 in Taylor
Son of George and Alma (Knapp) Raulerson
Killed in WWII action in Germany, Sept. 22, 1944
Lorene, Opal, Myrtice, T.J. James, . . . — — Map (db m206690) WM
Near South Lowder Street south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This building was donated to Heritage Park by the Baker County Board of Public Instruction for the purpose of a school museum. The exterior addition was made possible by a generous donation from Dewey and Lynn Burned in honor of his parents, Jimmy . . . — — Map (db m206912) HM
Near South Lowder Street south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In 1822-23, Florida's first Territorial Governor, Andrew Jackson, ordered a string of uniquely crafted block fortresses, with gun ports provided on the log walls, built for the purpose, of protecting pioneer settlers from hostile attacks. Only three . . . — — Map (db m206533) HM
Near South Lowder Street south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Once upon a time you could turn off Georgia Road 185 onto the peaceful rural land that led to the Clyde Sands compound, an exhilarating experience, that is, if you like country. On either side of the by-way, as far as the eye could see, was a . . . — — Map (db m206909) HM
On South Lowder Street, 0.1 miles south of W Railroad Avenue.
In honor of
Colonel John (1831-1891) and Clara H. Darby (1838-1880)
Founders of Darbyville
and son, Arthur Morgan and Ida Lee Wolfe Darby
Children: Ada Darby Jones, Susie Darby Marks, John Morgan
Darby, Mira Darby Peek, Mable Lee . . . — — Map (db m206764) HM
Near South Lowder Street south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Sadie & Corbett
"I was called Sugar Toes the first 7 years of my life until my Uncle Noah & Cousin Werth came riding up on a mule & asked daddy, "Dennis have you got a name for that boy yet?" My daddy said "Nope"! "Well, I got a name for him, . . . — — Map (db m206676) HM
B- July 17, 1896 — D- May 31, 1964
Graduate of Emory University Medical School, Atlanta, GA.
Organized Florida National Bank of Starke in late 1930’s
Baker County Physician 1920’s through 1940’s
Remembered by . . . — — Map (db m206570) HM
Near South Lowder Street, 0.1 miles south of W Railroad Avenue.
March 5, 1932 — Feb. 15, 2002
Born Taylor, FL; Son of Vandie & Sippie (Canaday) Harris
1950 Graduate M-GHS
Played on 1st Championship Basketball team 1948-1949
Graduate of U of FL 1st Pharmacy Class 1960
Pharmacist 42 years . . . — — Map (db m206588) HM
Near South Lowder Street south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This water powered windmill, once a source of water supply for the Woodlawn Cemetery-Association, was constructed by A.B. Hart, a pioneer settler (1913) of Hart's Trail Ridge east of McClenny. Mr. Hart's name, followed by the original spelling of . . . — — Map (db m206541) HM
Near South Lowder Street, 0.1 miles south of W Railroad Avenue.
To honor of our 5th g/g/father
Elisha Greene, Sr. 1790 - 1875
who arrived with the first wagon train of settlers
Baker County 1832. Settled on Greene’s Creek
south of Sanderson. Father of 19 children
1 - Wife Elizabeth . . . — — Map (db m206820) HM
On South Lowder Street, 0.1 miles south of W Railroad Avenue.
Elisha Greene arrived in Baker County on Christmas Day in 1830, leading the first wagon train of pioneer settlers.
Acting as advance scouts were William and Mose Barber, and other men acting as scouts.
Others traveling in the train were the . . . — — Map (db m206950) HM
Near Lowder Street just south of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Born August 15, 1923 in Seven Mile Camp in Columbia County. The son of Ernest Sr. and Sarah (Davis) Harvey. Mr. Harvey survived a horrific childhood with dignity and strength of character to become one of Baker County’s most beloved and respected . . . — — Map (db m206746) HM
On South Lowder Street, 0.1 miles south of W Railroad Avenue.
In honor of our Garrett Family
Pioneer settlers of North Baker County - Macedonia Area
William “Bill” (1841-1927) Co. D 1st FL Calvary CSA
and Henrietta Hogan Garrett (1855-1934)
Frank (1873) Lewis (1875) Rose (1877) . . . — — Map (db m206811) HM
Near Lowder Street just south of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Harold and Fay Matthews Milton's exceptional lives probably made the greatest impact on the development of Baker County's educational and social advancement more so than any other couple of their era of time. Modest in nature, their achievements . . . — — Map (db m206544) HM
Near South Lowder Street near West Railroad Avenue.
Ida Estelle Corbett born September 8, 1860 was the daughter of Charles C. Corbett and his wite Zilphia Crowningshield, natives of Vermont. A stone cutter and funeral director by trade, Charles, moved his family to the area now known as Baker County . . . — — Map (db m206911) HM
Near South Lowder Street south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Baxter Midwife
Born 1909
Ida Gainey was raised in the back woods of Baker County. A poor country girl with poor but honorable parents, Daniel and Laura Mizell Raulerson.
She married Otus Gainey at the age of 15 but hardships did not . . . — — Map (db m206586) HM
On South Lowder Street, 0.1 miles south of W Railroad Avenue.
Proud to be a Baker County Burnsed Descendant
Honoring
James M. Burnsed
Builder of the Burnsed Block House (Mid- 1830s)
and Fort Monica
Served in 1860s as Baker County Sheriff — — Map (db m206758) HM
Near South Lowder Street south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Lula Thrift, daughter of John Newton (born 1851) and Sally (Arnold) Sands (born1861) in the Georgia Bend Area stands in front of the home her husband Nathan Thrift built for her in 1919. At a cost of $25 the lumber was hauled from the sawmill by . . . — — Map (db m206543) HM
Near South Lowder Street, 0.1 miles south of W Railroad Avenue.
Interview 1993
Olustee Friends A.G. St. Johns and Vonceil (Dobson-Fraser) Alvarez
Introduction: Olustee was once a fort during Florida's territorial days as well as a Methodist sanctuary mission. It was once a bustling, busy . . . — — Map (db m206757) HM
On South Lowder Street, 0.1 miles south of W Railroad Avenue.
Otis March 21, 1917 - February 12, 2001
Mattie May 21, 1920 -
Otis Canady was born south of Moniac, the only child of Aaron & Rosa Mae (Rhoden) Canady. Otis fell in love with Mattie, the daughter of Thomas & Mary (Thrift) Crews . . . — — Map (db m206629) HM
Near Lowder Street just south of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Walter Monroe Turner 1856-1931
Son of Charles and Martha (Fraker) Turner
Husband of Lillian Elizabeth Sessions 1862-1929
Walter Monroe Turner was Postmaster in Macclenny for 18 years. He and his wife, Lillian reared four sons and two . . . — — Map (db m206608) HM
Near Battlefield Trail, 0.4 miles north of U.S. 90.
At this point in the battle, the Union had five cannons
captured and nearly every other cannon was
rendered useless. “The horses and men were nearly all
killed or wounded, and it was the greatest slaughter
among artillery known in the . . . — — Map (db m146303) HM
(Left side text) During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt approved a plan to recruit thousands of unemployed young men
into a "Civilian Conservation Corps" (CCC)
From 1933-1942 the CCC employed over 3 million Americans. They . . . — — Map (db m55674) HM
Near Battlefield Trail, 0.2 miles north of U.S. 90.
Here was fought on February 20, 1864
the Battle of Ocean Pond
under the immediate command of
General Alfred Holt Colquitt
"Hero of Olustee"
This decisive engagement prevented a
Sherman-like invasion of Georgia from
the south. . . . — — Map (db m54361) HM
Near Michael Cason Road east of 17 Mile Camp Road, on the right when traveling west.
Front
To the memory of
the officers and
soldiers of the
United States Army
who fell in
the Battle of
Olustee
February 20, 1864
This memorial replaces
the original wooden one
erected in this site
May . . . — — Map (db m146335) HM
Near Battlefield Trail (17 Mile Camp Road), 0.3 miles north of U.S. 90, on the right when traveling north.
Placed by
The United Daughters
of the Confederacy
Florida Division
In Memory of
Brig. Gen.
Joseph Finegan
Commander of the District of
Middle and East Florida
"So well did he perform
his part that a . . . — — Map (db m54978) HM
Near Battlefield Trail, 0.3 miles north of U.S. 90.
By 3:00 p.m. the 7th New Hampshire deployed on the
Union right flank, battling heavy fire from the
Confederates. The regiment had earlier been ordered to
exchange their Spencer repeating rifles for old, defective
muskets; many of which did . . . — — Map (db m146294) HM
Near Battlefield Trail, 0.3 miles north of U.S. 90.
Colquitt's brigade gradually advanced until they were
nearly on the enemy's left flank. The Yankees broke
and fled, and the Rebels knew they had won.
“The whole line moving as directed, the enemy gave
way in confusion. We continued . . . — — Map (db m146329) HM
When the two armies met in force, the Union troops
their advance and the other blocking their retreat. They
could see for long distances and there was very little
cover in which to hide. To the north was an old, cleared
field where later the . . . — — Map (db m146282) HM
Near Battlefield Trail, 0.4 miles north of U.S. 90.
About the time the North felt the day was lost, the
54th Massachusetts and the 1st North Carolina U.S.
Colored advanced, staggering the enemy for a moment.
Around 5:00 p.m. the fire slackened on both sides as
soldiers were running out of . . . — — Map (db m146311) HM
On Battlefield Trail, on the left when traveling north.
(Left Panel)
Welcome to the Olustee Battlefield
Battlefield Map included with Park
rules and regulations
(Center Panel)
How Many Would Die ?
The morning of February 20, 1864,
dawned clear and cool. . . . — — Map (db m54917) HM
Near Battlefield Trail, 0.3 miles north of U.S. 90.
"After three hours of fighting, every regiment
excepting the 115th New York had been compelled
to leave the field. Our boys occupied precisely the same
position which they did at the opening of the battle.
They stood battling over the bodies . . . — — Map (db m146317) HM
Near Battlefield Trail (17 Mile Camp Road), 0.3 miles north of U.S. 90.
Around 2:00 p.m. Union troops reached a railroad
crossing east of Olustee. Here they faced increased
resistance from the advancing Confederate troops.
The 7th Connecticut opened up with heavy fire from
their Spencer repeating rifles, . . . — — Map (db m146286) HM
On Battlefield Trail at U.S. 90, on the right when traveling west on Battlefield Trail.
(Front):The Battle of Olustee was fought on this ground February 20th, 1864. Between 5,000 Confederate troops commanded by General Joseph E. Finegan and 6,000 Federal troops under General Truman Seymour. The Federals were defeated with a loss . . . — — Map (db m13708) HM
Around 3:00 p.m. Colonel Harrison arrived with
Confederate reinforcements and General Colquitt
ordered the troops to advance. Colonel Barton's brigade
for the North was soon subjected to concentrated fire in
the area recently vacated by the . . . — — Map (db m146298) HM
Near Battlefield Trail (17 Mile Camp Road), 0.3 miles north of U.S. 90, on the left when traveling north.
Marching west, the Union forces left Barber's
Plantation at 6:00 a.m., expecting to defeat the
Confederates 32 miles away in Lake City. If successful,
the Union then planned to cut off railroad
communications between east and west . . . — — Map (db m54829) HM
This site was used by both Union and Confederate soldiers as a camp during the campaign of 1864. The camp was used as a Confederate supply depot but it was abandoned on February 9, 1864. From the 9th to the 13th, it was held by Federals and used as . . . — — Map (db m54604) HM
Near Interstate 10 at milepost 318,, 0.6 miles west of 17 Mile Camp Road, on the right when traveling east.
Did you know the first people in North Florida lived here 10,000 years ago?1562
Timucuans
The Timucuans were the Native Floridians living in north and central Florida when the Europeans arrived in 1562. Powerful and . . . — — Map (db m159960) HM
On Georgia Route 37 at Clear Lake Road (County Route 121), on the right when traveling north on State Route 37.
Near here in Chickasawachee Swamp a decisive battle of the Southern Indian Wars was fought July 3, 1836. About 300 warriors were entrenched on an island in the swamp, after a raid in which they killed several settlers. A force of militia under . . . — — Map (db m218683) HM
Near Millford Church Road, 0.3 miles north of Georgia Route 216, on the left when traveling north.
Milford Baptist Church stood on this site for more than 120 years from about 1880 until February 2002. These rocks served as pillars for that building just as Milford Baptist Church has been the foundation of this community since 1834. The . . . — — Map (db m218688) HM
On Main Street at Court Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This County, created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 12 & 24, 1825, is named for Col. John Baker of Revolutionary fame. The original County Site was at Byron but an Act of Dec. 26, 1831, established a new Site which was named Newton for Sgt. John . . . — — Map (db m26981) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) near Valley Avenuee, on the right when traveling north.
Mary Alfred was one of Baker City’s pioneer businesswomen. She and here husband, Francis Alfred, came to Baker County in 1870. She had a millinery and mantua (robe) shop in her home. Mr. Alfred drove a stage between Baker City and La Grande. . . . — — Map (db m108053) HM
On Washington Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street.
In the early days of the 20th Century, the Antlers Hotel was a bustling three-story hotel which boasted a fine restaurant and bar. The hotel had an elevator. The upper corridors were naturally lighted by “light wells” and skylights.
In 1910, a . . . — — Map (db m108096) HM
Near Campbell Street near Sunridge Lane, on the right when traveling west.
In October 1861, a group of prospectors in search of the mythical Blue Bucket Mine, made camp on a creek six miles southwest of here. That evening, Henry Griffin discovered gold in the gulch which bears his name. That started a stampede which . . . — — Map (db m108152) HM
On Windmill Road near Campbell Street, on the left when traveling south.
Chinese were prominent working on railroads & gold mines in Baker County. The Baker City Chinatown was located by Powder River on Auburn Avenue where a Joss House was built in 1883. Chinese gardens on the east bank of Powder River between . . . — — Map (db m108158) HM
On 1st Street near Auburn Avenue when traveling north.
Baker City, the “Queen City of the Inland Empire” at the turn of the century, needed a City Hall that reflected the town’s eminence. The city fathers commissioned a bold and stately Renaissance Revival building. The structure is noted for its . . . — — Map (db m108191) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) at Broadway Street (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Prominent local businessman William Pollman contracted to have the Baker Loan and Trust Building built in 1910, after a major fire destroyed another building on the site, along with two buildings to the south.
The building was designed by . . . — — Map (db m108043) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) at Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Basche-Sage Hardware Co. was one of Baker City’s largest firms for more than 100 years. The company began when Peter Basche purchased a Baker City tin shop in 1876. In 1888, Basche merged with the Sage and Grace hardware store. Stores were opened in . . . — — Map (db m108084) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The Bishop Building stands as a testament to the strength and durability of volcanic tuff, which was used to construct many of Baker City’s major buildings during the first decade of the 1900s. A fire gutted the building in 1940, but it remained . . . — — Map (db m108079) HM
On Windmill Road near Campbell Street, on the left when traveling south.
This Chinese prayer house was used to honor the departing spirits by burning incense and prayer papers. The prayer papers were brown paper with some million little pinholes & pushed through the alter window. In traditional Chinese religion the many . . . — — Map (db m108159) HM
On Main Street near Court Avenue when traveling north.
When constructed, this building was the third bank building to occupy this site. J.W. Virtue, a pioneer gold mining entrepreneur, built the first bank in 1873. It was the first stone building on Main Street. The building was ruined by a fire in . . . — — Map (db m108037) HM
On Valley Avenue near !st Street, on the left when traveling west.
The central two-story portion of their building was constructed in 1910. In the 1940s, single-story wings of reinforced concrete were added to both sides of the original structure.
In its early years, the building housed the Chas. I. Flynn and . . . — — Map (db m108102) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) near Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
When Baker City reigned as the “Queen City of the Inland Empire,” the Geiser Grand Hotel was a jewel in her crown. Built in 1889, the hotel soon earned a reputation for offering the finest accommodations between Seattle and Salt Lake . . . — — Map (db m108065) HM
Near Main Street near Court Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
This building was one of Baker City’s first masonry structures when constructed about 1879. Solomon’s One Price Clothing House originally occupied the first floor of the north half of the building. By the 1990s, footware had been sold in the . . . — — Map (db m108211) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
In October 1940 Gwilliam Brothers Bakery celebrated the business’s new building with a grand opening. Designed for high-volume bakery operations, the brick structure had a delivery truck garage in the rear and a large central oven set on a concrete . . . — — Map (db m108161) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) near Court Avenueu, on the right when traveling north.
Haskell was one of Baker City’s leading real estate developers of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He also engaged in many other pursuits.
He was born in 1850 in Ohio. At age 18, he went to Montana to become a miner. He later mined in Nevada, . . . — — Map (db m108064) HM
On Main Street near Valley Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The lot which this building occupies was first the location of a wood frame structure housing the McCord Brothers blacksmith shop. In 1867, Dr. J.M. Boyd and John W. Wisdom leased the structure to open Baker City’s first drug store. Wisdom continued . . . — — Map (db m108041) HM
On Valley Avenue at 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on Valley Avenue.
John Jett’s stonemason’s skills are manifest in the inscription carved at the roof level of his building - “J.H. Jett Marble Works, 1901.”
The Jett Building was the first in Baker City of volcanic tuff construction. Ten commercial or . . . — — Map (db m108206) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) at Court Avenueu, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This site was the location of Baker City’s first brick hotel, the Cosmopolitan. The Rev. P. DeRoo, a Catholic priest who aquired (sic) extensive real estate interests, had the two-story building built in 1875. The hotel also served as the city’s . . . — — Map (db m108063) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) near Valley Avenuee, on the right when traveling north.
Mike Hoff, a “tonsorial artist” (barber) in Baker City in the 1890s, built this building for his business. After a few years, however, Hoff went into partnership with Valentine Bildner to open a saloon in the building.
During the . . . — — Map (db m108060) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) near Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Lynndale Building was constructed about 1890. The northernmost of the three first-floor bays was occupied by a saloon from the building's earliest days. The establishment first was named Henry the Fourth, then The Club. Later it became the . . . — — Map (db m108077) HM
On Main Street at Valley Avenuee, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The Mann Block, built in 1890, originally housed one of the many saloons located in this block during Baker City’s early, rowdy years. Like most of the establishments, the saloon operated on the first floor, with a bawdy house and gambling rooms . . . — — Map (db m108052) HM
On Resort Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on Resort Street.
“McCord’s Corner” contributed much to Baker City history.
S. (Syrenus) B. McCord was the first mayor of Baker City. City residents elected him to four terms, and he also served several terms as county treasurer.
In 1873, McCord . . . — — Map (db m108209) HM
On Washington Street near 1st Street, on the right when traveling west.
This building was the location in the 1920s of the Lew Brothers Tire Co., which later moved to Bridge Street. After the tire company relocated, the building was purchased by Glenn Miller, owner of Miller’s Lunch in the adjacent building to the east. . . . — — Map (db m108097) HM
Near Main Street (Oregon Route 7) at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This stucco-over-clay block building was constructed in 1923 as a "temporary" structure after a fire destroyed another building on the site. A block store first occupied the building, then an ice cream parlor.
Glenn Miller, a local candy-maker, . . . — — Map (db m108162) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) near Court Avenueu, on the right when traveling north.
The Mint-Fox Building was constructed as two adjoining structures, the south half in 1888, the north in 1889. The buildings were erected by A.A. Houston, a local builder. Houston first rented the south building to two miners, Lorenzo Durkee and . . . — — Map (db m108061) HM
On Auburn Avenue at Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east on Auburn Avenue.
Dedicated to the memory of the intrepid pioneers who blazed the way over the Old Oregon Trail with the first covered wagons in 1843 and won an empire for the United States.
Erected by the American Legion
July 4, 1925 — — Map (db m108048) HM
On Dewey Avenue (Oregon Route 7) near Auburn Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Old Post Office building served as Baker City’s post office for 58 years, from completion of construction in 1910 until 1968, when the Post Office relocated to a new Federal Building a block to the south. The building also housed offices of the . . . — — Map (db m108042) HM
On 1st Street near Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Baker City at the beginning of the 20th Century was the hub for a vast area of commerce, including mining, agriculture and forest products. Merchandise flowed into the city for distribution to dozens of smaller communities. Likewise, business . . . — — Map (db m108194) HM
Near Oregon Route 86 near Oregon Trail, on the right when traveling west.
Of the 2170 miles of the Oregon Trail, approximately 300 miles of ruts remain. Swales created by thousands of wagon wheels and the trampling of draft animals are deep in some areas, shallow in other places. Much of the trail has disappeared due to . . . — — Map (db m108130) HM
On 1st Street at Court Avenueu, on the left when traveling north on 1st Street.
William Shoemaker, a partner in a Baker City wholesale grocery and grain business, built this building in 1906. Before moving to Baker City, Shoemaker had been in business at Rock Creek, a small community in north Baker Valley. He built and operated . . . — — Map (db m108103) HM
Early Oregon Trail emigrants crested the south flank of Flagstaff Hill and, with the Blue Mountains looming to the west, saw a solitary tree in the valley below. Called l’arbre seul (the lone tree) by French-Canadian fur trappers, this large . . . — — Map (db m108122) HM
On Oregon Route 86 near Oregon Trail, on the right when traveling west.
Beginning in 1843, thousands of Oregon Trail emigrants trekked through this region toward new lives in the West. This epic journey indelibly etched the landscape with wagon ruts, such as those near by. When Henry Griffin, a prospector from . . . — — Map (db m108128) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) at Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
In 1900, after a fire had destroyed a former wood frame hall, the Baker City Masonic Lodge erected a new brick temple.
The lodge hall occupied the second floor. The first floor originally was leased to the E.P. Voruz & Co. Home Furnishing Store . . . — — Map (db m108081) HM
Near Campbell Street near Sunridge Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Wagons and cattle of the Great Migration, led by Marcus Whitman in 1843, descended Sept. 25 into Lone Pine valley.
After nearly a month of travel over the hot dry Snake river plains from Fort Hall near Pocatello, Idaho, the cool climate and lush . . . — — Map (db m108157) HM
This building, constructed in the 1890s, was the location of the Smoke Shop for approximately 50 years. The Smoke Shop was a typical men’s gathering place of the period, offering tobacco, beverages, billiards and card games.
The first business . . . — — Map (db m108035) HM
On 1st Street near Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Hand-cranked telephones first rang in Baker City in 1889. Not until 1898, however, did a company succeed in establishing 24-hour, central exchange service. When inaugurated, the system had 40 subscribers and one operator on duty.
The first . . . — — Map (db m108195) HM
A moveable community for four to six months along the trail… the wagon encampment typically grouped into a circle, forming a temporary corral. Around the circle, tents and bedrolls provided the shelter for exhausted pioneers. A few guards kept an . . . — — Map (db m199177) HM
On Main Street near Court Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This property, which consists of parts of two adjacent structures built in the 1880s, was the location of many Baker City businesses over the years. One of the first was Basche-Sage Hardware Co., which was to grow into one of the Northwest’s largest . . . — — Map (db m108039) HM
On Main Street (Oregon Route 7) near Valley Avenuee, on the left when traveling north.
A fire that started in a billiard hall destroyed all the structures on this block in 1886. Several property owners chose to rebuild, and four adjoining brick buildings were constructed the following year. This building was constructed for Messrs. . . . — — Map (db m108050) HM
On Valley Avenue at !st Street, on the left when traveling west on Valley Avenue.
A committee of civic-minded Baker City residents began meeting in 1911 to organize a fund-raising campaign to build a Young Men’s Christian Association building. The committee soon had secured pledges of more than $30,000.
Plans for the . . . — — Map (db m108098) HM
On Old U.S. 30 at Oxman Ranch Road, on the left when traveling west on Old U.S. 30.
This spot was famous in early days as Express Ranch an important relay station on the Umatilla-Boise Basin stage and freight route. It was also a favorite camping place for emigrants and teamsters. — — Map (db m108121) HM
On Forest Road 73, 2.2 miles north of County Road 24, on the right when traveling north.
Center Panel:These Chinese Miners Must Have Felt Like Sysyphus Pushing a Large Rock Uphill Forever, as in Greek Mythology.
The backbreaking labor of stacking and re-stacking sixteen acres of rocks here at the Ah Hee . . . — — Map (db m106776) HM
On Forest Service Road 10 (County Road 24) 0.3 miles south of Federal Road 13, on the right when traveling west.
In the early 1880s, the Red Boy Vein was located and claimed by Daniel Pinson, a Cherokee Indian. The claim did not pan enough free gold to work without a mill. His only legacy is the mine's name.
In 1886 it became a paying proposition when . . . — — Map (db m106767) HM
Natural landforms gave local settlers an opportunity to shape history. As you explore the remains of the gold rush era, consider the partnership of people and nature.
A lake the ice forgot
When the Ice Age glaciers melted, they left . . . — — Map (db m106762) HM
On Front Street (La Grande-Baker Highway) near 4th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Here cattlemen loaded herds into boxcars bound for Portland; while cowboys and rustlers haunted saloons.
Railhead warehouses of the 1880's were town down in the 1990's and with salvaged materials the park project began.
With foresight and . . . — — Map (db m111276) HM
On Interstate 84 at milepost 293 near Medical Springs Highway (Chandler Lane) (Oregon Route 203), on the right when traveling west.
(Six panels dealing with the Baker Valley portion of the Oregon Trail are found beneath this kiosk) Permanent Settlers
In 1861, Henry Griffin, a prospector from California discovered gold eight miles southwest of the present . . . — — Map (db m111284) HM
On Front Street (La Grande-Baker Highway) near 4, on the left when traveling south.
After the close of the Sioux and Piute Indian wars the ranchers of Wyoming and Montana, discouraged in their attempts to fatten the Texas longhorn, turned to Oregon for their cattle. During the spring cattlemen and their cowboys arrived daily from . . . — — Map (db m113516) HM
Near Front Street (La Grande-Baker Highway) near 4th Street, on the left when traveling north.
The first cabin known to have been built in Baker Co. in 1861. Moved from it's original site five miles south in 1993. Disassembled and reconstructed to depict the life of the Oregon Trail Pioneers upon settling in the valley.
Donated to the . . . — — Map (db m111278) HM
Near Oregon Trail Boulevard (Business U.S. 30) near Frontage Road, on the right when traveling north.
The last camp on the weary journey across the Snake River plains. Here the Oregon Trail left the Snake River and wound overland to the Columbia. Here camped Wilson Price Hunt, December 23, 1811; Capt. Bonneville, January 10, 1834; Nathaniel J. . . . — — Map (db m107217) HM
Near Huntington Highway (Business U.S. 30) near Interstate 84, on the right when traveling north.
(The Farewell Bend Oregon Trail kiosk houses seven panels which deal with the trials and tribulations on this arid portion of the Oregon Trail.)
"Pathway to the "Garden of the World"
Excitement filled the air May 22, . . . — — Map (db m107276) HM
On Lockett Road near Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway (Interstate 84), on the right when traveling south.
From Alkali Springs, called by many pioneers Sulphur Springs, the emigrants traveled on to Birch Creek, which offered much needed water and grass for their livestock. First named "Riviere aux Bouleaux" by French-Canadian fur trappers, here travelers . . . — — Map (db m107212) HM
On Washinton Street East (Business U.S. 30) near 1st Street East, on the right when traveling west.
To reach Oregon, Union Pacific Railroad organized the Oregon Short Line Railway Co. in 1881 and built from Wyoming westward across Idaho in the same year. Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. was building eastward from Portland. Tracks of the two . . . — — Map (db m107282) HM
On Oregon Trail Boulevard (Business U.S. 30) near Frontage Road, on the left when traveling north.
In October 1860 the Van Ornum Party, survivors of the Utter Disaster, reached Farewell Bend. Here they again encountered Indians.
On September 9 & 10, in Idaho, the Elijah P. Utter wagon train suffered a two-day attack by Indians in . . . — — Map (db m107219) HM
On Oregon Trail Boulevard (Business U.S. 30) when traveling north.
By October 1860 the Van Ornum party reached Farewell Bend. They were survivors of the Elijah P. Utter wagon train that was attacked by Indians on September 9 and 10, just west of Castle Butte in Owyhee County, Idaho. The survivors had escaped the . . . — — Map (db m107220) HM
On Washinton Street East (Business U.S. 30) near 1st Street East.
By October 1860 the Van Ornum party reached Farewell Bend. They were survivors of the Elijah P. Utter wagon train that was attacked by Indians on September 9 and 10, just west of Castle Butte in Owyhee County, Idaho. The survivors had escaped the . . . — — Map (db m107292) HM
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