The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker was established on June 19 , 1903 , after which the Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral was built in Baker City . In 1918 , Baker was the subject of national interest when the 1918 solar eclipse took place and the U.S. Naval Observatory based its observations there . The path of totality of the solar eclipse of August 21 , 2017 included Baker City as well
the solar eclipse of August 21 , 2017
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
Baker City, Oregon