Wandering the grounds of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center on a Sunday afternoon. The museum is located at 1606 Main St. -- La. Highway 19 -- in Baker, ¶¶Òõh. It includes the museum in the Cushman-Slaughter House, built in 1906, along with a small village that includes a caboose, railway station-post office, school house, bank, church, general store and blacksmith shop. Staff video by Robin Miller
A small courtyard filled with statuary surrounds the flagpole fronting the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Statuary surrounds the flagpole fronting the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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The Cushman-Slaughter Victorian house, built in 1906 by Willard S. Cushman, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The house is home to the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.Â
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A peek through the front window of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.Â
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The grounds of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center is home to a Baton Rouge historical marker that tells the story of the founding of what is now the City of Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A different view of the front of the Victorian mansion that is home to the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Museum at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A walk to the side of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center reveals another entrance to the Victorian-style mansion. The museum stands at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Clouds reflect in the attic window at the top of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A statue St. Francis of Assisi seems to act as guide of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center grounds, pointing the way of what to see next.Â
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Directly to the right of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center stands a decommissioned caboose, a nod to the City of Baker's beginnings as a stop along the Mississippi Valley Railroad.Â
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Standing next to a caboose is a building representing the City of Baker's old post office and train stop along the Mississippi Valley Railroad. The building is part of a small village of buildings surrounding the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A peek through the front window of the building representing the City of Baker's old post office and train stop that once stood along the Mississippi Valley Railroad. The building is part of a small village of buildings surrounding the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Standing next to a caboose is a building representing the City of Baker's old post office and train stop along the Mississippi Valley Railroad. The building is part of a small village of buildings surrounding the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
STAFF PHOTO BY ROBIN MILLER
An old porter's trolley is on display outside the building representing Standing next to a caboose is a building representing the City of Baker's old post office and train stop along the Mississippi Valley Railroad. The building stands on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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An antique Coca-Cola machine and a disintegrating shoe-shine station are on display outside a building representing the City of Baker's old post office and train stop along the Mississippi Valley Railroad. The building stands on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A structure representing an early residence stands next to the post office building on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.Â
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A structure representing an early residence stands along the 'main street' of the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.Â
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A bell is stationed outside a building representing an early schoolhouse on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh. Â
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A peek through the glass doors of the schoolhouse building on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.Â
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A building representing an old schoolhouse stands on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Museum, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A building representing an old schoolhouse stands is pictured beneath the school bell on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Museum, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A building representing an early bank stands next to rusting signs that once marked Evans and Wimbish streets in Baker. The building and signs stand on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶ÒõhÂ
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The campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center is reflected in the front window of the museum's bank building. The museum is located at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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The row of buildings along 'main street' on the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center's campus at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Turn left on the 'street' along the back of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center's campus, and 'traffic' is 'regulated' by a traffic light and stop sign. The museum is located at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.Â
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Turn left on the 'street' along the back of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center's campus, and 'traffic' is 'regulated' by a traffic light and stop sign. The museum is located at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.Â
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A building representing an early church stands on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Looking toward the steeple of the building representing the church on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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The bell fronting the church on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A building representing a general store stands next to the church building on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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An old coin operated horse can be seen through the front window of the general store building on the backdrop of the church building on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Old signs are displayed on the side of the general store building on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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An old gas pump stands alongside the general store on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A sign declaring the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center declaring the site to be a 1984 ¶¶Òõh World Exposition Attraction towers over an old mailbox alongside the general store building on the museum's campus at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A building serving as a blacksmith shop and livery stable is seen through a wrought iron display on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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An old, moss-covered bell hangs outside the blacksmith shop-livery stable on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh. The bell bears the date 1886.Â
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The top of an old, moss-covered bell hanging outside the blacksmith shop-livery stable on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh. The bell bears the date 1886.Â
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An old wooden wagon, complete with wooden wheels, stands beneath the front gallery of the blacksmith shop-livery stable on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A view between the spokes of a wheel on the old wagon standing beneath the front gallery of the blacksmith shop-livery stable on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A view of the livery stable doors from the back of the wagon standing beneath the building's front gallery on the campus of Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A view of the back of the wagon standing beneath the front gallery of the blacksmith shop-livery stable on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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The front gallery of the blacksmith shop-livery stable on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A rubber boot left behind by a worker hangs on the fence behind the blacksmith shop-livery stable on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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An old, rusty farm tractor is on display behind the general store building on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Rusty farm equipment is on display behind the general store building on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Rusty farm equipment is on display next to the general store building on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A collection of manual push-mowers are on display next to the blacksmith shop-livery stable on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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An old sled blends with the shadows cast upon the blacksmith shop-livery stable on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A forgotten vase and planter mingle with pine needles on a shelf outside the blacksmith shop-livery stable on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A vine-covered gazebo marks the 'Village Square' on the campus of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A view of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center's campus from within its 'Village Square' gazebo. The museum is located at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.Â
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The back gallery of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Shadow play through the slats of the inner staircase in the back gallery of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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An inviting swing on the back gallery of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A view of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center's front porch from the side. The museum is located at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Wooden steps lead to the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center's front porch. The museum is located at 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh. Â
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The state insignia is imbedded in a sidewalk leading to the front steps of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A table and benches stand ready for visitors in front of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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A view from the front garden of the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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Walking away from the Baker Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 1606 Main St., Baker, ¶¶Òõh.
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