Caliente, NV - Why Is Jimmy Carter Crying?

Welcome to Caliente, Nevada, "City of Roses!"  The city is located in Lincoln County and is the least populated incorporated city in Nevada.  Originally named Calientes, the town was built on land from the Culverwell Ranch in 1901 and was named after the hot springs in the area.  A post office was erected late in 1901 and the "s" was dropped from the city's name, leaving it as Caliente.  In 1905, the railroad was completed in the area and a depot was erected.  After the depot burned in 1921, a two story depot was built in the Spanish mission style.  The new two story depot included a restaurant and hotel and had a solid oak interior.  The city was intended to be the next big resort town in the region due to it's hot springs and it's proximity to Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.  Unfortunately that never came to pass.  The town's population declined in the late 1940s after the dieselization of the train industry reduced the need for more frequent stops for refueling required for steam engines.  The Caliente Train Depot now houses the local government offices and has a small boxcar museum next to the station where you can learn about the city's railroading history.  We hope you enjoy our visit to Caliente!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov