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, October 27, 2010

Coley and Leona Heater

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by Marcia (Heater) Conrad When Coleman Albert Heater and Leona Beatrice Riffle married in 1938, times were tough. The country was stil...
Sunday, August 29, 2010

A Tragic End with Barely a Beginning

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by David Parmer Sam Marchio drove slowly along the Goosepen Road, gripping the steering wheel tightly with both hands, oblivious of t...
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Sixty Years of Learning

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at Ben’s Run School by Marcia (Heater) Conrad Today Today, it is quite easy to get in your automobile on Ben’s Run and drive to the interse...
Sunday, February 28, 2010

A Cloudy Look Into the Past

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Cain and Mary (Simmons) Wimer came from pioneer families who had settled the South Branch of the Potomac. Cain and Mary married in Pendlet...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

The WPA at Work in Orlando

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The entry just before this one is about the Orlando young men who joined the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) during the Great Depression i...
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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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