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Baker High School | |
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School type | Public |
Established | 1943 |
Closed | 1991 |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Website | http://www.bakerlionspride.com/ |
Baker High School was located in Columbus, Georgia, United States. It was built in 1943 near Fort Benning, now named Fort Moore. It was named for Newton Diehl Baker, Secretary of War during World War I. The first graduates received their diplomas in 1945. Baker High served Columbus and Fort Benning for nearly fifty years, producing graduates who excelled in scholarship, athletics, and the arts. The last class of seniors graduated on June 6, 1991. The Baker name lives on at Baker Middle School a few blocks east on Benning Drive. Baker High School was demolished in 2011. On May 18, 2013, a historical marker was placed at the site of the former school by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Baker High School Alumni Association.