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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Showing posts with label Family Skinner. Show all posts
Sunday, May 27, 2012

William O. Skinner Went West

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David Parmer shared this story in 2006: William O. Skinner was was born in 1849 to Alexander & Phoebe ( Conrad ) Skinner 1 . He was...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

Orlando Home Cooking

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NOTICE There have always been fine country cooks in Orlando. The Reunion Committee is celebrating them with a cookbook. Have you any recipes...
Friday, April 30, 2010

A Teacher to Remember

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Virginia (McCoy) Skinner by David Parmer A Rough Start She was the third of four daughters born to Nola Hugh McCoy and Audra “Mau...
Monday, April 19, 2010

The Shave and a Haircut Man

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Glenn Skinner by David Parmer Shoes Shined: Fifteen Cents In 1955, Glenn Skinner of Orlando was busy plying his shave and haircut ...
Friday, March 05, 2010

Homer Dick

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by David Parmer His real name was William Homer Skinner but he was known throughout the Orlando area simply as “Homer Dick .” There were ot...
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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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