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Because of damming projects in the late 20th century, Orlando today, surprisingly, sits in the center of West Virginia’s Lake District situated between the Stonewall Jackson and Burnsville recreation areas. Most of the farming land is being returned to forest. The community is still populated by the descendents of the original settlers of the region.
Orlando has two churches, Baptist and United Methodist, and a post office. Landmarks include the white frame Methodist Church built in 1873. the Warehouse, a white frame structure built about 1907 to house a produce business, and the red brick church built by the Roman Catholic parish of St. Michael in 1917 and today home of the thriving Baptist congregation.
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