# History The same Icaiche chief, Marcus Canul that attacked [[settlement:64]] in 1870, attacked Orange Walk in 1872. This attack was repulsed by the 1st West India Regiment under Lieutenant Smith, and Marcus Canul himself was killed, reportedly by Fransisco Escalante who had established a store in Orange Walk and was considered wealthy.https://amandala.com.bz/news/orange-walk-regarded-rough-frontier-town/ After Canul's death the Colony of British Honduras was free of any future indian incursions. ## Banking The Savings Bank, headquartered in [[settlement:12]], established a branch here in 1881.https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/genpub/AKD5459.0001.001/62 ## Boundaries 1977 - S.I. No. 77 defined Orange Walk's town boundaries.https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chapter-87S-Town-Councils-Act-Subsidiary-Act.pdf 1996, July 8 - Town boundaries altered.https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chapter-87S-Town-Councils-Act-Subsidiary-Act.pdf 2025, April 1 - All towns in Belize had their boundaries updated.https://www.greaterbelize.com/new-municipal-boundaries-declared-for-seven-towns-in-belize/ This brought the [[settlement:192]], [[settlement:466]] and Ann Gabourel areas into the Orange Walk Town limits.https://www.greaterbelize.com/municipal-growth-brings-reshaping-of-boundaries/ ## Etymology In 1893 Orange Walk was made a town.https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/348871468210274213/txt/IPP4320v20P1111BLIC10LCR1SA1P111928.txt # Infrastructure ## Communications In 1914 a telegraph line existed from [[settlement:12(1914)]] through [[settlement:186(1914)]] to [[settlement:64(1914)]] and beyond. Another line of about 10 miles existed from [[settlement:186(1914)]] to [[settlement:115(1914)]].https://ia801506.us.archive.org/34/items/blue-book-british-honduras-1914/BlueBookBritishHonduras1914.pdf ## Transportation Improved mail and passenger services by motor vessels were established in 1924, the routes being [[settlement:12]]-[[settlement:64]]-[[settlement:186]] and [[settlement:12]]-[[settlement:79]]-[[settlement:387]]-[[settlement:172]]-[[settlement:202]]. These services were subsidized by the government and mail was carried under contract.https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/acv/contents/pub/pdf/B02/B02032223100.ba0141a.a-0980.00000198.pdf # Religious Institutions ## Roman Catholic In 1875 the first Catholic church and Fathers residence was established.https://ia800600.us.archive.org/17/items/ThePilgrimOfOurLadyOfMartyrsVolXIX1903/ThePilgrimOfOurLadyOfMartyrsVolXIX1903.pdf The **Church of the Immaculate Conception** is the head church for Orange Walk and surrounding villages. **Missions** - [[settlement:500(1925)]] (1917-1928) - [[settlement:315(1925)]] (1917-1928) - [[settlement:9(1925)]] (1917-1928) - Richmond Hill (1917-1918) - [[settlement:115(1925)]] (1917-1928) - Ship Yard (1917-1918) - [[settlement:97(1917)]] (1917-1918) - [[settlement:474(1917)]] (1917-1918) - [[settlement:228(1917)]] (1917-1918) - [[settlement:215(1917)]] (1917-1918) - [[settlement:53(1917)]] (1917-1918) - [[settlement:243(1917)]] (1917-1918) - [[settlement:269(1925)]] (1917-1925) - [[settlement:332(1925)]] (1917-1928) - [[settlement:499(1917)]] (1917-1918) - [[settlement:235(1925)]] (1925-1927) - [[settlement:227]] (1928) ## Seventh Day Adventist Church The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Orange Walk is under the North Belize Mission Conference ([[settlement:64]]) in the Belize Union Mission ([[settlement:12]]) of the Inter-American Division (Miami, Florida) of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.https://old.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewAdmFieldSubEntities&Year=9999&EntityType=C&AdmFieldID=NOBE The **Maranatha Church** had 139 members in 2025.https://old.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewAdmFieldSubEntities&Year=9999&EntityType=C&AdmFieldID=NOBE The **Mt. Sinai Church** had 811 members in 2025.https://old.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewAdmFieldSubEntities&Year=9999&EntityType=C&AdmFieldID=NOBE # Social Services ## Education The Catholic School had 211 students in 1927 and 205 in 1928.Catholic Directory 1927Catholic Directory 1928 ## Police In 1949 the police force consisted of 9 officers, with transportation consisting of 1 motorcycle.https://ia801001.us.archive.org/20/items/colonial-report-brit-honduras-1948/ColonialReportBritHonduras1948.pdf