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Take a walk through Orange’s history via newly created map
The Orange Revitalization Partnership has completed its Orange Historical Walking Map brochure project. CONTRIBUTED IMAGE
A new walking tour of Orange includes 17 historical landmarks. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 4/27/2021 5:47:34 PM
ORANGE The group dedicated to breathing new life into “The Friendly Town” has completed its Orange Historical Walking Map brochure project to help residents and visitors alike better appreciate the area’s past.
The Orange Revitalization Partnership started the project, inspired by its president and former state Rep. Denise Andrews, in 2018, and welcomed a handful of people who explored Orange’s central downtown area, plotted out a pathway and picked which historical buildings to include in the brochure, ultimately deciding on structures relevant to the Industrial Revolution.