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Caliente is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. 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.
Caliente was originally named Agua Caliente for hot springs in the area. This name conflicted with the community in Sonoma County, so the name was shortened.
Caliente was originally named Agua Caliente for hot springs in the area. This name conflicted with the community in Sonoma County, so the name was shortened.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliente,_California
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Coordinates: 35°17'26"N 118°37'32"W
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