Orange County

One of the original counties

of Province of New York,

established 1683, by Gov.

Thomas Dongan, named for

William, Prince of Orange.

Marker is on U.S. 9W, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Orange County Courthouse

Built in 1900 of Arizona red sandstone, this is the oldest existing county courthouse in Southern California. Significant and far-reaching court decisions were handed down here, including the "Whipstock" case which dealt with slant oil drilling, interpretation of farm labor ...