Orangedale, Texas, Bee county. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Originally part of the Wangeman Ranch, Orangedale came into being around 1906 when the land was sub-divided into small farms. The word went out that citrus and other fruits could be grown with ease and the freshly-minted name of the community advertised the fact.

Improvements to Orangedale were modest � and commercially didn�t extend beyond a store and gas station. At its peak Orangedale had two schools, but state mandated consolidation erased those.

A Visit to Orangedale, Texas

Photographer's Note:
�There's a small group of residences along the road where the old townsite once was. Friendship Baptist Church about a mile north of the old townsite still serves the community.� - Will Beauchamp, Oct. 2009

Photo courtesy Sylvia Garcia-Smith, January 2012

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