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	Baker Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Baker Island is an uninhabited atoll located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean at 0 13 N, 176 31 W, about 1,600 miles (2,600 km) southwest of Honolulu.
		Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge consists of the 405 acre (1.6 km²) island and a surrounding 30,504 acres (123 km²) of submerged land.
		The island is treeless, with sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/b/ba/baker_island.html (423 words)

	Baker Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Baker Island is an uninhabited atoll located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean at 0°13′ N 176°31′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=0_13_N_176_31_W_), about 3,100 km (1,675 nautical miles) southwest of Honolulu.
		Baker Island is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the U.S. Its defense is the responsibility of the United States; though uninhabited, it is visited annually by the U.S. Coast Guard.
		The island is primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife.
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Baker_Island (530 words)

	Baker Island Light History
		Baker Island is a 123-acre island, about a half mile long from north to south and slightly less from east to west, lying about four miles from Mount Desert Island.
		William and Hannah Gilley took possession of Baker Island in the early 19th century.
		At this writing in November 2002 the future of Baker Island Lighthouse as an aid to navigation is up in the air.
	www.lighthouse.cc /baker/history.html (879 words)

	Baker Howland Main
		Howland Island is related to the tragic disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred J. Noonanduring the round-the-world flight in 1937.
		Baker and Howland Islands are both national wildlife refuges, not within the jurisdiction of any state or other United States territory.
		Baker Island is located at 0 degrees, 14 minutes, north and longitude 176 degrees, 28 minutes west, approximately 1650 miles southwest of Honolulu and 36 miles southeast of Howland.
	www.doi.gov /oia/Islandpages/bhmain.htm (577 words)

	A Historical Timeline of Howland Baker and Jarvis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		A Timeline of the History of the Howland, Baker and Jarvis Islands:
		A Territorial Constitution is approved by the Island Development Corporation, and its Chairman, Augustus Freeling, becomes Territorial Governor of the Howland and Baker Islands on 3 April, 1954.
		The Territorial Assembly is re-apportioned for 30 seats, 18 from Howland Island, 12 from Baker Island.
	users.metro2000.net /~stabbott/hbHistory.htm (1666 words)

	Baker's Island Light History
		Baker's Island was first annexed to Salem in 1630 and has long been home to summer residents.
		Baker's Island is one of a group of 15 islands called "The Miseries" about five miles from Salem and close to the coast of Manchester-by-the-Sea.
		Payne also was appointed constable for the island in 1918, and in 1945 he was elected president of the Baker's Island Association.
	www.lighthouse.cc /bakers/history.html (1792 words)

	History of the Rhode Island General Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Clearly then, a history of the Rhode Island General Assembly is going to be in effect a history of the location and exercise of the governing power in the state.
		Clearly the native Anglo-Saxon population of Rhode Island was being swamped by the newcomers, and the hegemony - political and otherwise - of the old families and mill owners was threatened.
		The history of an institution however should be looked at with sensitivity to the historical context in which its stages of development took place and the beliefs and practices which were prevalent at the time.
	www.rilin.state.ri.us /studteaguide/genhist.html (5885 words)

	John Gilley-Maine Farmer and Fisherman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The whole shore of the island is bare rock, and the vegetation does not approach the ordinary level of high water, the storm-waves keeping the rocks bare far above and behind the smooth-water level of high tide.
		In the milder half of the year the island is of course a convenient stopping-place for offshore fishermen, for it is several miles nearer the fishing-grounds than the harbors of Mount Desert proper.
		The potato-bug and potato-rot were then unknown, and the island yielded any wished-for amount of potatoes The family often dug from two to three hundred bushels of potatoes in a season, and fed what they did not want to their cattle and hogs.
	www.fishlakia.com /john1.htm (1692 words)

	1000Countries.com: Baker Island I: baker island, BAKER ISLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Pioneer Settlers of the Cranberry Isles - The Gilleys of Baker Island and Is...
		Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge consists of the 405 acre (1.6 kmÂ²) island and a...
		Baker Island is a unincorporated territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean...
	www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/baker_island_1.html (2916 words)

	Baker Island Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Baker Island is an uninhabited atoll located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean at 0°13′ N 176°31′ W, about 3,100 km (1,675 nautical miles) southwest of Honolulu.
		In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island, with a population of four in the settlement Meyerton—as well as on nearby Howland Island—but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned.
		Located in the North Pacific Ocean at 0°13′ N 176°31′ W, the island is tiny at just 1.64 km² (405 acres) and 4.8 km of coastline.
	popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Baker_Island (628 words)

	Howland and Baker Islands Regional, Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Alternate History Model of Howland and Baker Islands Model of what these two islands could have been like under different circumstances.
		Howland Island Includes history, maps, and details of topography, plant and bird life.
		Baker Island Includes history, detailed map, and old photographs.
	www.wacofdn.org /d2RjXzI2Mjkz.aspx (122 words)

	Lighthouses@Lighthouse Digest ... Baker Island Light Station: Does it Have a Future?
		The Baker Island Light Station, established in 1828 to warn mariners of shoals and a sandbar nearby, is the oldest in the Mount Desert region and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
		Much of Baker Island’s lighthouse history is intertwined with the fascinating story of the Gilley family.
		What may be needed to save Baker Island Light Station is a donation given specifically for its upkeep, or at least the active involvement of a concerned nonprofit organization.
	www.lhdigest.com /Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=1291 (991 words)

	Baker Island
		Baker Island lies 34 miles south and 10 miles east of Howland, a shore to shore distance of 36 miles; and like Howland, about 1650 miles southwest of Honolulu.
		Baker Island boasts of 16 species of plants, besides the ironwood trees, coconuts, and other species set out by the colonists.
		Baker is said to have been discovered by Michael Baker, of New Bedford, who visited it in 1832 and again on August 14, 1839, in the whaler Gideon Howland, to bury an American seaman.
	www.janeresture.com /baker (943 words)

	Howland and Baker Islands
		Alternate History Model of Howland and Baker Islands - Model of what these two islands could have been like under different circumstances.
		Baker Island - Includes history, detailed map, and old photographs.
		Howland Island - Includes history, maps, and details of topography, plant and bird life.
	www.supercrawler.com /Regional/Oceania/Howland_and_Baker_Islands (167 words)

	Howland Island
		Howland Island lies 1650 sea miles to the southwest of Honolulu, and 48 miles north of the equator.
		It and Baker Island, which lies about 35 miles to the south and a little east, are located northwest of the Phoenix group, and a 1000 miles west of Jarvis.
		On the same cruise of the Liholiho, Jarvis and Baker islands likewise were claimed, and shortly thereafter guano digging operations were begun on them by the American Guano Co., under bonds 1 and 2, dated October 28, 1856.
	www.janeresture.com /howland (983 words)

	GALVESTON.COM: Galveston, Texas History
		Galveston Island has been occupied since the early 1500's, serving as a home to Akokisa Indians (once thought to be the Karankawa Indians), the infamous pirate Jean Lafitte, "little Ellis Island," "the Wall Street of the Southwest," the richest city in Texas and the site of the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.
		In the 1500's, Galveston Island was home to Karankawa Indians who camped, fished and hunted the swampy land and buried their dead here.
		To prevent such a natural disaster from devastating the island in such magnitude again, the city built a seawall seven miles long and 17 feet high and began a tremendous grade raising project.
	www.galveston.com /history (1320 words)

	Social Studies Development Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		National Women's History Project Features the NWHP catalog, ideas for teachers, librarians, parents, students, and others on teaching and learning about women in history, a history quiz, a directory of women's organizations and museums, an events calendar, and more.
		History in Music Lyrics and MIDI files of and details about songs in U.S. history from the American Revolution to the labor movement to the Viet Nam era.
		Chronology on the History of Slavery, 1619 to 1789
	www.indiana.edu /~ssdc/histlinks.htm (4530 words)

	Baker Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Baker Island is an uninhabited atoll located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean at, about 3,100 km (1,675 nautical miles) southwest of Honolulu.
		Located in the North Pacific Ocean at, the island is tiny at just 1.64 km² (405 acres) and 4.8 km of coastline.
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	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Baker-Island.htm (517 words)

	Baker Island, Cranberry Islands, Maine
		Today, half of Baker Island is privately owned, the other half is a part of Acadia National Park, and a lighthouse is in the middle.
		A sign in the park portion of the island summarizes Eliot’s history of the Gilleys: “William and Hannah Gilley raised 12 children to maturity.
		Coast along the north shore of Baker toward the bight in the ledge south of Gravel Nobble.
	www.coastguides.com /r5/5.68BakerIs.html (411 words)

	Life on an Island--Supplementary Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		A comprehensive bibliography is available on the Environmental Education page with such subjects as island life, maritime history, and the history of the Cranberry Isles and Maine.
		Included on their Web site is information about Baker Island Light, and text from Lighthouse Keepers in the Nineteenth Century that summarizes the experiences of keepers very much like William Gilley.
		Browse through the Apostle Islands Scrapbook for stories from the area's history, including an account titled "I Hate Lighthouses!," detailing what life was like for wives and children of lighthouse keepers.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/16acadia/16lrnmore.htm (436 words)

	baker island.authorizedsite.com - find what you're looking for in baker island
		Find travel services close to home including baker island hotels, baker island car rentals, and local conventions.
		Baker Island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627.
		Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished.
	baker-island.authorizedsite.com (159 words)

	Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge - Interpretation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The island was abandoned after the war, and the World War II runway is completely covered with vegetation and unusable.
		Feral cats were at one time found on Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, where they preyed heavily on nesting seabirds.
		Cats were successfully eradicated from Baker in 1984.
	www.fws.gov /refuges/profiles/History.cfm?ID=12511 (91 words)

	Jekyll Island Club Hotel - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		George Baker, head of the First National Bank of New York, and James Stillman, head of the National City Bank of New York, also members of the Jekyll Island Club, were nearly as wealthy as Morgan.
		Their work on this new chapter in Jekyll Island history, an example of their commitment to excellence and integrity in historic renovation, has resulted in a beautiful recreation of Crane and Cherokee Cottages.
		Guests visiting the Jekyll Island Club Hotel today may enjoy dinner in the Grand Dining Room where former members of the club made significant decisions, enjoy the beauty of the leaded art glass and other interior details, and imagine visiting the club for the “season” in the early 1900’s.
	www.jekyllclub.com /history.html (1198 words)

	American History
		Camping With the Sioux: Fieldwork Diary of Alice Cunningham Fletcher "Anthropologist Alice Fletcher lived with Dakota Sioux women on reservations in Nebraska and South Dakota for six weeks in the fall of 1881 and recorded her experiences in two journals" (Scout Report).
		Chicago History Society files --explores some of the most notable events and characters in Chicago's history: infamous (Al Capone, The Black Sox scandal), tragic (the Chicago Fire), and enterprising (The World's Columbian Exposition, A Century of Progress).
		History of the United States CAPITAL "a chronicle of design, construction, and politics" - PDF format; many photos and 12 chapters by an architectural historian
	www.accd.edu /pac/lrc/hist-am.htm (6460 words)

	Baker Island - Biocrawler definition:Baker Island - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Baker Island - Biocrawler definition:Baker Island - Biocrawler
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		You can find it there under the keyword Baker_Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Island)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baker_Islandandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Baker_Island (558 words)

	Long Island History: Divine Intervention in Sayville
		Father Divine, "God," to his followers, in Manhattan in 1938, after he moved his ministry from Long Island to Harlem.
		"The Sayville period is critical," a Divine biographer, Jill Watts, an associate professor of history at California State University, said in a recent telephone interview.
		Although the details of his earlier life are not all that clear, Divine was born George Baker in 1879, the son of former slaves, in a fl ghetto in Rockville, Md. As a young man, he began preaching in the South as The Messenger, claiming to be the son of God.
	www.newsday.com /community/guide/lihistory/ny-past0914,0,7671457.story (1166 words)

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		» Alternate History Model of Howland and Baker Islands
		- Model of what these two islands could have been like under different circumstances.
		- Includes history, maps, and details of topography, plant and bird life.
	optiksupport.com /directory/Regional/Oceania/Howland_and_Baker_Islands (134 words)

	NMAH \| Lighthouse Postcards \| Baker Island lighthouse
		The Baker Island Light was the subject of an extensive legal battle between the island owners and the U.S. as to land ownership.
		"The government won the right to 19 acres for the lighthouse and the necessary right-of-way", while the family retained the remainder of the 123-acre island.
		Holland Jr., F. Ross, America's Lighthouses: Their Illustrated History Since 1716, (Brattleboro, VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1972), p.
	americanhistory.si.edu /collections/lighthouses/object.cfm?id=157 (111 words)

	Find in a Library: The history of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution, 1776-1783
		Find in a Library: The history of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution, 1776-1783
		The history of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution, 1776-1783
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