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.

Showing posts with label Transportation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Transportation. Show all posts
Sunday, September 20, 2009

Home Shopping

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With our traditionally rough terrain and isolated location, trans portation has been a huge factor in Orlando's history. The town came t...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007

The Cars of Orlando

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Tom Jeffries is my brother in law of forty four years. Tom is younger than I am by about four years or so, was a 1962 graduate of Weston Hig...
Thursday, December 28, 2006

The Blue Goose

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In 1959 my mother took my brother & me on the Greyhound bus to see Grandma in Orlando. From Detroit we changed busses in Pittsburgh. In ...
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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Monday, February 27, 2006

Photo Essay from the 1930s

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.These images are from a photo essay titled Walter Donaldson, Orlando, WV . Mr. Donelson wa s acclaimed as the One Millionth Pupil who was t...
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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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