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FLEMING-204 Front
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- c. 1917 (Creation)
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- Mount Baker is an active volcano in the Cascade Range of Washington State, named after Joseph Baker of the H.M.S. Discovery, who first saw and recorded the peak in 1792. The first successful ascent of the mountain took place in August, 1868. It is located about 30 miles east of Bellingham in Whatcom county, in the Mount Baker National Forest. It has the most glaciers of any mountain in the Cascade range except for Mount Rainier. circa 1917.
- Printed on front: See Washington First. A Crevasse on Roosevelt Glacier, Mt. Baker.