Orange, Texas

== History == This community was originally called Greens Bluff after a man named Resin Green, a Sabine River boatman, who arrived at this location sometime before 1830.

Founded in 1836, it is a deep-water port to the Gulf of Mexico.

A short time later, in 1840, the town was renamed Madison in honor of President James Madison.

To resolve the frequent post-office confusion with another Texas community called Madisonville, the town was renamed "Orange" in 1858.

Stark House is a careful restoration of an 1894 Victorian home, typical of a wealthy Southeast Texas family.

Orange's growth led to the arrival of many immigrants in the late 19th century, including a moderately sized Jewish population by 1896.

In 1898, the county built a courthouse in the city, which later burned down and was replaced by the Orange County Courthouse.

Completed in 1912, it was the first air-conditioned public building west of the Mississippi River and its dome is the only opalescent glass dome in the United States.

The harbor leading into the Port of Orange was dredged in 1914 to accommodate large ships.

Naval Station became a Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in December 1975, retained 18.5 acres as a Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, but decommissioned the center co...