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.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Books about Orlando

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David Parmer,  the major contributor to this blog,  has written two books about Orlando:   Tal es of Old Orlando This large format b...
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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...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Miss Thomas

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Virginia Thomas Funkhouser by David Parmer and Philip Thomas After I completed my trying third grade experience at Burnsville Grade S...
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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Orlando Community Reunion

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The 5th annual Orlando Community Reunion will be held on Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 beginning at 10:00 a.m. The reunion will be held in t...
Friday, July 08, 2011

Rosa Kuhl's Obituary

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Rosa Kuhl Benecke (1870 – 1930) The Braxton Democrat 1930 Transcribed by Lila Powers It is with deep sorrow that I write of the death 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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