02/03/2023
🍊 Here’s a brief history of Orange Beach:
The area that now comprises Orange Beach was first settled in the mid-1860s, with the western portion of the present town being known as Orange Beach, the central portion being known as Caswell, and the eastern end being known as Bear Point. This latter section of the present-day island was a Creek settlement until the early nineteenth century. Given the town's proximity to vast forestlands, early businesses included turpentine and naval stores production and a shingle mill. As forestlands were depleted in the late nineteenth century, they were replaced with orange groves, from which the town derived its present name. 👉🏻 Learn more here: http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3368
