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About Satsuma, AL

The area was inhabited for thousands of years by differing cultures of indigenous peoples. 1878 Farmers introduced Mandarin Satsuma oranges to Alabama from Japan for cultivation 1900 Satsuma area known as Fig Tree Island 1910 Pace Orange Orchard had about 100 acres (0.40 km 2) of pecans and satsuma trees on the area 1915 Town named "Satsuma" 1918 Mr. Norman E. McConaghy hired as manager of the Satsuma Orange & Pecan Groves Company. 1922 Packing house built; still stands above Mac's Landing 1912-1924 Satsuma trees damaged by cold weather and citrus canker 1959 Plans for a Town Charter submitted to the County of Mobile and the State of Alabama were approved.