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| Landmark #757 | Kern County | Visited: January 21, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque by the side of the road! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: 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.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 2.3 mi N of Hwy 58 on Bealville Rd Caliente, CA 93518 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~118mi (190km) — 2hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |