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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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

The IOOF Funeral Of Geroge W. Bennett

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George Washington Bennett (pictured below, left) was born in 1841 and died in 1814. He served in the Confederate Army and he and his wife A...
Monday, October 02, 2006

A Buggy Ride to Burnsville

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David Parmer shares yet another wonderful old photo of Orlando Folks "The photo was taken in Burnsville in front of the Burnsville Exc...
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Sunday, September 24, 2006

The Last Midwife

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Adapted from an article by Paul P. Bennett of Jane Lew, published in Lewis County West Virginia, Her People and Pla ces, edited by Joy Gil...
Monday, July 10, 2006

Picture 50 Years on Clover Fork

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These two pictures were taken about 50 years apart. At the top is Gideon and Sarah ( Bennett ) Skinner and their 5 oldest children about ...
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The Bennetts of Clover Fork

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This is George Washington Bennett who, in his teens in the 1850s, came with his parents Isaac and Polly ( Spaunagle ) Bennett to settle o...
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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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