Orlando, West Virginia

In the heart of the West Virginia hills, at the edge of the Little Kanawha River Basin, is Oil Creek with its several tributaries. It was first settled at the beginning of the 1800s. At the confluence of Clover Fork & Oil Creek the town of Orlando developed in the late 1800s and withered in the mid 1900s. For two hundred years a small community has loved, worked, fought dreamed and worshiped here and raised new generations to do the same. Here are some of the stories of that community.

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Saturday, March 07, 2009

10 Things About My Grandparents

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Alva Brandon & Gertrude (Dennison) Blake Alva Brandon Blake grew up on Clover Fork, one of ten children in a farm family that traced ba...
Thursday, March 05, 2009

The Tinner Who Made Music

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Hilary Blake A family of musicians, the Ray and Nora (Blake) Hall family, lived below Emery Skinner’s farm, in a home owned by Erma Cosner. ...
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Thursday, January 11, 2007

A Mystery About Alva Blake's Grandfathers

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The handsome fellow reaching into his "poke" of Beechnut chewing tobacco is Alva Brannon Blake , born in 1892 on Clover Fork to Jo...
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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

John Jackson Blake of Clover Fork

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Loretta Roehrs , daughter of the little girl holding the dollbaby, shares these photos. To the right is John Jackson ( Jack ) Blake. He gr...
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Donna Gloff
My mother grew up along the banks of Oil Creek. Her family has lived there since the early 1800s. They built a community in the wilderness. Before that, some of their parents had fought the Indians, the English and the French for the land. My father (the son of German immigrants to Detroit) taught me from my very earliest memory to love and respect this exciting and honored heritage. I live in Detroit. As a kid I spent two weeks each summer in Orlando. So, while my heart might be in the right place, the rest of me is far away. As we all share our stories, facts, thoughts, documents and photos about the Oil Creek watershed- Oil Creek, Dumpling Run, Three Lick, Posey Run, Road Run, McCauly Run, Clover Fork etc., Orlando's story is being revealed, and its more exciting than any of us knew! If you have ties to Orlando, the story will not be complete without YOUR contribution. Contact us soon!
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