There were plenty of Indians in the township when the white people came in, and remained until after the Black Hawk War. They were quite troublesome, and a block-house was built on the southeast corner, into which the people could go for safety. This place is now owned by Cornelius Runkle. One man was killed in this township about the time of the breaking out of the Black Hawk War. He went out of the block-house about sundown to cut some hay, and some Indians came out of the woods and shot him, and then fled.
Orange Township is watered by Haw Creek and branches, and some other little streams.
It is quite liberally timbered in the northeastern and eastern portions, and in the western the land is quite broken. About the middle portion the land is rolling, and the soil is rich. In this section there are many fine farms. Considerable attention has been given of late years to the raising of cattle and hogs, and the farmers haven been successful. The Peoria Branch runs across the northeast corner.