Luther Fuller Tilden (1834-1929) was a pioneer, community leader, and cultural icon of western Orange County, Florida.

[1] Tilden owned large tracts of land south of Lake Apopka, where his family's farms and properties were a sizeable portion of the economy.

In the proceeding years, citrus became an economic centerpiece of Central Florida and Tilden reconfigured his farms to cultivate it.

[5] By the end of his life, he was revered by the communities of Oakland, Winter Garden, and Tildenville as "West Orange's Grandest Old Man".

[2] Many histories of West Orange County acknowledge the impact Tilden and his family had on the local economy and culture.

Examples include, Oakland - The Early Years by Eve Bacon, History of Orange County Florida by William Blackman, and My Darlings: A Memoir by Grace Mather-Smith.