History

Some Historical Perspective About Lake Orange

Early perspective about why Lake Orange was developed and how the upper Eno River water including Lake Orange is managed.    See following links:

History of Lake Orange 

1967 Deed for Land to Construct Lake Orange 

1988 Eno River Capacity Use Investigation

Eno River Management Plan for Withdrawals

The Old Eno Presbyterian Church Cemetery

The Old Eno Presbyterian Church was organized in 1755 and overlooked the Eno River east branch at the future site of Lake Orange.  The church burned down and a new one was built 2 miles away in 1893. The original church cemetery is located on Eno Cemetery Road as indicated in the companion photos.  This cemetery is one of the three oldest cemeteries in Orange County.

For those interested, here is a census of 133 of the grave sites in the cemetery:

                     Old Eno Cemetery Census