Luther F. Tilden

Luther Fuller Tilden (1834-1929) was a pioneer, community leader, and cultural icon of western Orange County, Florida. Tilden owned large tracts of land south of Lake Apopka, where his family's farms and properties were a sizeable portion of the economy. The area around his property came to be known as Tildenville, sandwiched between the towns of Winter Garden and Oakland. His family is a branch of the larger Tylden Family.