Baker City Forest Reserve was established by the

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on February 5, 1904 with . In 1905 all federal forests were transferred to the

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. On March 15, 1906 portions of Baker City were combined with Blue Mountains Forest Reserve. The remainder was taken out of the Forest Service system and the name was discontinued. The lands are presently distributed among several Oregon forests.

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Forest History SocietyListing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates
(from the

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website) ''Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743-788.'' {{Former National Forests of the United States Former National Forests of Oregon 1904 establishments in Oregon Protected areas established in 1904 1906 disestablishments in Oregon