Poe Valley and Poe Paddy State Parks are popular local recreation sites in the Seven Mountains. But who was Poe Valley named for? Many believe it was the famous bard Edgar Allen Poe. But was he the namesake, or was it another Poe? This course uses new research to sort out who the valley was named for.

Instructor: Paul T. Fagley is a 1985 Penn State graduate, with a degree in recreation and parks. He retired from the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks, where he was an environmental and historical educator at Greenwood Furnace State Park for 36 years. Paul is knowledgeable about local history, especially the local industrial history, and has published several articles on Juniata Iron and the local iron industry. He has published a history of a local amusement park near his hometown of Lewistown, entitled Memories of Kishacoquillas Park.