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- Wikipedia Description: Baker, California
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Baker is a census-designated place located in San Bernardino County, California, USA. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 735. Baker's ZIP Code is 92309 and the community is within area codes 442 and 760.
History
Baker was founded as a station on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad in 1908, and was named after Richard C. Baker, business partner of Francis Marion Smith in building the railroad. Baker later became president of the T&T himself.
Baker was established in 1929 by Ralph Jacobus Fairbanks (1857–1942), who was an American prospector, entrepreneur and pioneer who established several towns in the Death Valley area of California, including Fairbanks Springs (1904–05) and Shoshone (1910).
It is the site of a vacant for-profit prison formerly operated by Cornell Corrections which experienced a major riot on December 2, 2003, four weeks before it was temporarily closed. It was permanently closed on December 25, 2009. GEO Group purchased Cornell Companies, its owner, on August 12, 2010. It had previously experienced escapes in August and November 1995, and two on July 15, 1997. ...
Appearances in films and television
* In 1991 the town was the setting for a skit on Fox's comedy show Totally Hidden Video.
* It is referenced in the film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as a stop for Raoul Duke on his way back from Las Vegas going to Los Angeles.
* The surrounding desert areas in Disney's Dinosaur were shot here.
* It is a major setting of the 2003 science-fiction film The Big Empty.
* An episode of the Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured the Mad Greek's Diner in Baker.
* Baker and the surrounding area were featured in two episodes of Gene Simmons Family Jewels when Gene Simmons broke down outside of Baker on Route 127. Episodes 5 and 6 of season 3 ran in March 2008 and featured the town.
* Baker is referred to three times in the 1958 SciFi movie, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman; the title character's doctor is off in Baker, the local police contact the authorities in Baker, and they wait for the state troopers to come down from Baker.
Attractions
* The town's most prominent feature is a 134-foot (41 m) thermometer, dubbed "the world's tallest thermometer". Visible for miles, it was not operational from 2012 to mid-2014 when it was relighted following restoration. Its height commemorates the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth, 134 °F (56.7 °C), in nearby Death Valley on July 10, 1913. * The thermometer was featured in the cable TV show Strange Inheritance season 1 episode 13 on the Fox Business Network.
* Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area, a popular area for ATV riders.
* Just a few miles to the west along I-15 lies the exit for Zzyzx Road. This dirt road leads to Soda Springs, the site of the health resort established by Curtis Springer in the late 1940s and now the Desert Study Center maintained by the California State University.
* A yearly race is held called "The Challenge Cup Relay: Baker to Vegas" or commonly referred as "Baker to Vegas" where law enforcement do a relay race from Baker, CA to Las Vegas, NV. It attracts law enforcement agencies including LAPD, national, and international agencies to participate annually.
* The Mad Greek truck stop and restaurant features a departure from the town's dominant fast food chains and it specializes in gyros.
* Baker is also the location of Alien Fresh Jerky and the UFO Hotel.
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