[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":31},["ShallowReactive",2],{"roundabout-27":3,"map-data-roundabout-27":29},{"id":4,"name":5,"surface":6,"circumference":7,"lat":8,"lng":9,"startDate":10,"districtId":11,"settlementId":12,"district":13,"settlement":16,"roadIds":28},27,"Otro Benque Rd/San Lorenzo Ave Roundabout","concrete",38,18.09471,-88.56193,"2014",4,186,{"id":11,"name":14,"ref":15},"Orange Walk","OW",{"id":12,"name":17,"districtId":11,"lat":18,"lng":19,"classification":20,"startDate":21,"startDateEdtf":22,"ohmChronologyId":23,"shapeId":24,"historyMd":25,"area":26,"articleRating":27},"Orange Walk Town",18.08062,-88.56171,"town","1870","/1870",2896188,147,"# History\nThe 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.\u003Cref>https://amandala.com.bz/news/orange-walk-regarded-rough-frontier-town/\u003C/ref> After Canul's death the Colony of British Honduras was free of any future indian incursions.\n\nIn 1901 the Louisiana Farm which later became part of Orange Walk had a steam sugar mill with an open kettle system of boiling. It also had a still with a 240 gallon capacity.\u003Cref>British Honduras Blue Book 1901\u003C/ref>\n\n## Banking\nThe Savings Bank, headquartered in [[settlement:12]], established a branch here in 1881.\u003Cref>https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/genpub/AKD5459.0001.001/62\u003C/ref>\n\n## Boundaries\n1977 - S.I. No. 77 defined Orange Walk's town boundaries.\u003Cref>https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chapter-87S-Town-Councils-Act-Subsidiary-Act.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\n1996, July 8 - Town boundaries altered.\u003Cref>https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chapter-87S-Town-Councils-Act-Subsidiary-Act.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\n2025, April 1 -  All towns in Belize had their boundaries updated.\u003Cref>https://www.greaterbelize.com/new-municipal-boundaries-declared-for-seven-towns-in-belize/\u003C/ref> This brought the [[settlement:192]], [[settlement:466]] and Ann Gabourel areas into the Orange Walk Town limits.\u003Cref>https://www.greaterbelize.com/municipal-growth-brings-reshaping-of-boundaries/\u003C/ref>\n\n## Etymology\nIn 1893 Orange Walk was made a town.\u003Cref>https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/348871468210274213/txt/IPP4320v20P1111BLIC10LCR1SA1P111928.txt\u003C/ref>\n\n# Infrastructure\n## Communications\nIn 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)]].\u003Cref>https://ia801506.us.archive.org/34/items/blue-book-british-honduras-1914/BlueBookBritishHonduras1914.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\n## Transportation\nImproved 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.\u003Cref>https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/acv/contents/pub/pdf/B02/B02032223100.ba0141a.a-0980.00000198.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\n# Religious Institutions\n## Roman Catholic\nIn 1875 the first Catholic church and Fathers residence was established.\u003Cref>https://ia800600.us.archive.org/17/items/ThePilgrimOfOurLadyOfMartyrsVolXIX1903/ThePilgrimOfOurLadyOfMartyrsVolXIX1903.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\nThe **Church of the Immaculate Conception** is the head church for Orange Walk and surrounding villages.\n\n**Missions**\n\n- [[settlement:500(1925)]] (1917-1928)\n- [[settlement:315(1925)]] (1917-1928)\n- [[settlement:9(1925)]] (1917-1928)\n- Richmond Hill (1917-1918)\n- [[settlement:115(1925)]] (1917-1928)\n- Ship Yard (1917-1918)\n- [[settlement:97(1917)]] (1917-1918)\n- [[settlement:474(1917)]] (1917-1918)\n- [[settlement:228(1917)]] (1917-1918)\n- [[settlement:215(1917)]] (1917-1918)\n- [[settlement:53(1917)]] (1917-1918)\n- [[settlement:243(1917)]] (1917-1918)\n- [[settlement:269(1925)]] (1917-1925)\n- [[settlement:332(1925)]] (1917-1928)\n- [[settlement:499(1917)]] (1917-1918)\n- [[settlement:235(1925)]] (1925-1927)\n- [[settlement:227]] (1928)\n\n## Seventh Day Adventist Church\nThe 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.\u003Cref>https://old.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewAdmFieldSubEntities&Year=9999&EntityType=C&AdmFieldID=NOBE\u003C/ref>\n\nThe **Maranatha Church** had 139 members in 2025.\u003Cref>https://old.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewAdmFieldSubEntities&Year=9999&EntityType=C&AdmFieldID=NOBE\u003C/ref>\n\nThe **Mt. Sinai Church** had 811 members in 2025.\u003Cref>https://old.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewAdmFieldSubEntities&Year=9999&EntityType=C&AdmFieldID=NOBE\u003C/ref>\n\n# Social Services\n## Burial Services\nIn June, 2026 a new municipal cemetery was being constructed along the [[road:243]].\u003Cref>https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ECNt6f6fq/\u003C/ref> On June 9 a call for submissions for a name was sent out.\u003Cref>https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqefjLG86/\u003C/ref>\n\n## Education\nThe Catholic School had 211 students in 1927 and 205 in 1928.\u003Cref>Catholic Directory 1927\u003C/ref>\u003Cref>Catholic Directory 1928\u003C/ref>\n\n## Police\nIn 1949 the police force consisted of 9 officers, with transportation consisting of 1 motorcycle.\u003Cref>https://ia801001.us.archive.org/20/items/colonial-report-brit-honduras-1948/ColonialReportBritHonduras1948.pdf\u003C/ref>",12207000,2,[],{"extraChronologyRelationIds":30},[],1783363393447]