The same Icaiche chief, Marcus Canul that attacked Corozal Town 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. After his death the Colony of British Honduras was free of any future indian incursions.
The Savings Bank, headquartered in Belize City, established a branch here in 1881.[1]
Improved mail and passenger services by motor vessels were established in 1924, the routes being Belize City-Corozal Town-Orange Walk Town and Belize City-Dangriga-All Pines-Monkey River Town-Punta Gorda. These services were subsidized by the government and mail was carried under contract.[2]
1977 - S.I. No. 77 defined Orange Walk's town boundaries.[3]
1996, July 8 - Town boundaries altered.[3]
2025, April 1 - All towns in Belize had their boundaries updated.[4]