Twn of Orange

Organized: 1857
Origin of Name:  First settlers were natives of Northern Ireland, therefore "Orangemen"
First Settlers:  A. McKinstry and B. George
First Recorded Marriages: November 5, 1875 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church were:  
              Kristian MORTENSEN and Maria WAGGONSEN
              Kristian PETERSON and Katrine NIELSEN
First  Church:  Orange Mill  
First School:  Orange Mill  
First Post Office: John C. Dickinson 
First Recorded Town Tax:  $368.71 in 1865
First Town Chairman:  Orrin Rogers

source: Juneau County, The First Hundred Years, published 1988