Caliente
Posted by: elrojo14
N 35° 17.417 W 118° 37.618
11S E 352056 N 3906448
Caliente No. 757: Originally known as Allen's Camp after Gabriel Allen, who in the 1870s had a cabin and stock pasture near here, the settlement was named Caliente when railroad construction reached this point in April 1875.
Waymark Code: WM5E3P
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2008
Views: 18
CALIENTE
Historical Landmark
Description:
Originally known as Allen's Camp after Gabriel Allen, who in the 1870s had a cabin and stock pasture near here, the settlement was named Caliente when railroad construction reached this point in April 1875. The town became a railroad terminal for about 16 months while a force of up to three thousand men, most of them Chinese, labored on the heavy railroad construction on the mountain.
Registration Date: 2/15/1961
Location:
City: Caliente
County: Kern
Directions:
2.3 mi N of Hwy 58 on Bealville Rd, Caliente
Marker Number: 757.00
Marker Name: Caliente
County: Kern
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 02/15/1961
Location: 2.3 mi N of Hwy 58 on Bealville Rd, Caliente
Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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