Photo 45-TOR-15

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This is a view of the former Silk Mill Building complex, built in 1930, on the right as you enter Orange on Rt 15 from Culpeper. The Mill was the largest employer in Orange during the 1930-1940 period and made parachutes during WWII. The 100 foot tall water tower is more than 100 years old and serviced the paper mill that was behind the

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