Orange County Historical SocietyMay 2, 2022Col. James Taylor IIJames Taylor II was born in 1673-34, in New Kent, Virginia. He married Martha Thompson about 1699 in Orange County, and they had at least...
Orange County Historical SocietyDec 29, 2021President James MadisonJames Madison was the fourth United States President (1809-1817) and is referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.” He made his home...
Orange County Historical SocietyNov 10, 2021Dr. Lawrence Sanford RickettsBorn in 1867, Lawrence S. Ricketts was an Orange native and graduated from the College of Pharmacy, University of Maryland. He returned...
Orange County Historical SocietyMay 12, 2021Mayor Adoniram Judson HarlowBetter known as “A.J.” or “Preacher” Harlow, Adoniram Judson Harlow was one of Orange’s most successful entrepreneurs of the early 20th...
Orange County Historical SocietyNov 10, 2020Captain Andrew Maples, Jr.Andrew Maples, Jr. grew up on Church Street in Orange, Virginia, and he graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington, DC in 1939....
Orange County Historical SocietyAug 4, 2020Timothy CrosthwaiteIn the mid-18th century, residential and commercial “developer” was a term that was unheard of. However, Timothy Crosthwaite, a...