ORANGE COUNTY ALMANAC : Orange’s Legal History
Orange, which was incorporated in 1888, traces its roots to 1869, when lawyers Alfred Beck Chapman and Andrew Glassell accepted 1,385 acres of land as payment for legal fees.
Chapman Avenue and Glassell Street, named for them, now intersect at the symbolic center of Orange: Plaza Square Park.
Source: “The Orange County Experience” by Louis Reichman and Gary Cardinale
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