# 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/ ## 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 ## Etymology In 1893 Orange Walk was made a town.https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/348871468210274213/txt/IPP4320v20P1111BLIC10LCR1SA1P111928.txt ## 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 ## 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 In 1875 the first Catholic church and Fathers residence was established.https://ia800600.us.archive.org/17/items/ThePilgrimOfOurLadyOfMartyrsVolXIX1903/ThePilgrimOfOurLadyOfMartyrsVolXIX1903.pdf ## Vicariate Apostolic of British Honduras **Church of the Immaculate Conception** 1925 Revs. Bernard F. Abeling, S.J., Edward Colgan, S.J.https://dn710208.ca.archive.org/0/items/the-official-catholic-diectory-1925/The%20Official%20Catholic%20Diectory%201925.pdf **1925 Missions** - [[settlement:500(1925)]] - [[settlement:315(1925)]] - [[settlement:9(1925)]] - [[settlement:115(1925)]] - [[settlement:269(1925)]] - [[settlement:332(1925)]] - [[settlement:235(1925)]]