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The state park was acquired in 1926 and is named for Missouri governor Sam Aaron Baker who encouraged the development of the park in his home county.In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps added many structures to the park including the park office and visitors center, which was originally used as a stable, the stone dining lodge, most of the park's cabins, and the backpacking shelters ...
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Name County Size Estab-lished Babler State Park: St. Louis: 2,441 acres 988 ha: 1937 Sam A. Baker State Park: Wayne: 5,323.62 acres 2,154.39 ha: 1926 Bennett Spring State Park
Samuel A. Baker was born in Patterson, Missouri, an unincorporated community in Wayne County to Samuel Aaron and Mary Amanda (McGhee) Baker [ 1] His father, a physician and Union Army Civil War veteran, died before young Sam was born. [ 2] With the family struggling financially due to his father's death, Sam often had to work and at times ...
Route 143 is a short state highway in southern Missouri. The route starts at Missouri Route 34 near Patterson, and it travels north through Sam A. Baker State Park. North of the park, Route 143 turns westwards and ends at Route 49 at Des Arc. The road that became part of Route 143 was constructed around 1934, as a supplemental route traveling ...
Sam A. Baker State Park Historic District: Sam A. Baker State Park Historic District. February 27, 1985 : St. Francis Mountains bounded roughly around Cedar Creek ...
The source area for the stream lies just west of Mudlick Mountain and Sam A. Baker State Park. The stream flows south past Camp Lee and east crossing under Missouri Route 143 to join the St. Francis within the northern portion of Lake Wappapello. [2] Logan Creek has the name of the local Logan family. [3]
A post office called Patterson has been in operation since 1851. [4] The community has the name of George and William Patterson, pioneer citizens. [5]Fort Benton, a nearby historic Civil War fortification, and the Sam A. Baker State Park Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.