U.S. Navy in Orange, Texas
Orange, Texas has a long association with the U.S.Navy. Its shipyards build 39 destroyers, 93 destroyer escorts, 106 landing craft, and numerous other vessels in World War II. Orange was home for 250 "Mothball" ships of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet after WWII. Forty of these ships served in the Korean War.
During 1974, the Navy began phasing out the fleet berthing operation. By the latter part of that decade, all of the ships were gone. In 1975, Naval Reserve Centers located in Beaumont and Lake Charles were disestablished and the selected reservists were assigned to a consolidated site in Orange.
The 18.5 acres that remain in the Navy's hands are the site of the present U.S. Navy Reserve Center, Orange, Texas.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 30° 5.459′ N, 93° 43.86′ W. Marker is in Orange, Texas, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of West Front Street and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Front Street. At the Terminus of Second Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orange TX 77630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American Legion Post 49 Memorial (here, next to this marker); Hugh Ochiltree
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More about this marker. Located in the Ochiltree Inman Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,938 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2018.
