▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁Mountains ▁National ▁Park ▁lies ▁ ▁south west ▁across ▁the ▁Texas ▁border . ▁The ▁Lincoln ▁National ▁Forest ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁of ▁town . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁sout he astern ▁New ▁Mexico ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁was ▁fue led ▁by ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁colon ies ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁England , ▁Switzerland , ▁France , ▁and ▁Italy . ▁Loc ated ▁along ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁P ec os ▁River , ▁Car ls bad ▁was ▁originally ▁christ ened ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Edd y ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁and ▁organized ▁as ▁a ▁municipal ▁corpor ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ; ▁the ▁settlement ▁bore ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Charles ▁B . ▁Edd y , ▁co - owner ▁of ▁the ▁Edd y - B iss ell ▁Liv est ock ▁Company . ▁With ▁the ▁commercial ▁development ▁of ▁local ▁min eral ▁spr ings ▁near ▁the ▁fl ume ▁for ▁medic inal ▁qual ities , ▁the ▁town ▁later ▁voted ▁to ▁change ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Car ls bad ▁after ▁the ▁famous ▁European ▁sp a ▁Car ls bad , ▁Boh emia ▁( now ▁Kar lov y ▁V ary , ▁Czech ▁Republic ). ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁growing ▁town ▁sur pass ed ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 , ▁allowing ▁then - g overn or ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Washington ▁Ell sw orth ▁Lind sey ▁to ▁proc laim