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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26TT_clarence-gatemouth-brown_Orange-TX.html
Well known for his expertise on the guitar and his multi-genre music, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown had a recording career that spanned more than 50 years. Born in Vinton, Louisiana, he and his family moved to Orange when he was an infant. Here, Brow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26TM_henry-jacob-lutcher_Orange-TX.html
The son of German immigrants, Henry Jacob Lutcher (1836-1912) became a successful lumberman in this home state of Pennsylvania. Attracted by the vast timberlands of Southeast Texas he and his partner G. Bedell Moore moved part of their operation t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26TC_black-education-in-orange-county_Orange-TX.html
Schools for Orange County's black children were held in churches and private homes as early as the 1870s. In 1887 a black school was opened in the Duncan Woods community, and another was soon established in Orange. Known as Orange Colored School, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26T5_william-henry-stark_Orange-TX.html
A native of San Augustine County, William Henry Stark (1851-1936) lived in Burkeville and Newton before moving to Orange in 1870. Here he worked in the early area sawmills and became acquainted with every phase of the lumber industry. In 1881 Star…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26T1_weaver-shipbuilding_Orange-TX.html
Joe Weaver established Joseph Weaver and Son Shipyard in Orange in 1897. George Levingston, later founder of Levingston Shipbuilding Company, acquired an interest in Weaver and Son in 1898, and the company built barges for the Galveston Navigation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26T0_united-states-naval-inactive-ship-maintenance-facility_Orange-TX.html
At the termination of World War II, the United States had the largest naval force of any country in history. Prudent military leaders decided against scrapping surplus vessels, in favor of preserving them so they could be activiated quickly in cas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ST_u-s-s-aulick_Orange-TX.html
On September 9, 1940, a federal contract worth $82 million was issued to the Consolidated Steel Company to construct 12 Fletcher class naval destroyers here in Orange, Texas. This and other contracts coupled with the subsequent building of major s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26SP_riverside-addition-world-war-ii-housing-in-orange_Orange-TX.html
The second World War catapulted Orange into a period of unparalleled industrial growth. In 1940, as the nation prepared for possible entry into the war, the U.S. Navy Office of Shipbuilding placed orders with three shipyards: Levingston Shipbuildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26SN_w-h-stark-house_Orange-TX.html
Eastlake detailing decorates the porches and gables of this ornate Queen Anne style residence, built in 1893-94 for William Henry (1851-1936)and Miriam (Lutcher)(1859-1936) Stark. A financial and industrial pioneer, Stark headed several lumber and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26SL_office-of-the-supervisor-of-shipbuilding-and-consolidated-steel-corporation_Orange-TX.html
Orange's location at a bend in the Sabine River, adjacent to the immense virgin pine forests of southeast Texas, made it an ideal site for shipbuilding. However, by 1930 all of the easily obtainable timber was exhausted, and the associated sawmill…