Pictured is the Orange County Courthouse (located in Orange, TX), it is the 4th courthouse for the c

Pictured is the Orange County Courthouse (located in Orange, TX), it is the 4th courthouse for the county and was built in 1937.⁠
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The city of Orange officially came into existence in 1836, the year Texas won its independence from Mexico. However, the recorded history of Orange dates to about 1600 when the Attacapas Indians camped near the Sabine River.⁠
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During World War I and II, Orange shipyards provided the construction of many military ships. Almost overnight, the town went from a population of 7,000 to almost 60,000, in order to meet the huge wartime demands. ⁠
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