Although the name Miami Valley appears on maps to this day, most locals will tell you that this is Fort Valley. And it is close, just outside the city limits. But the fruit packing industry was so dominant in Peach County that at least two settlements took on the name of the companies that were so vital to the area’s economy. One was Lee Pope. Another was Miami Valley, and upon discovering this antique peach label in my collection, I now understand why. A company in Ohio, in that state’s Miami Valley, was the namesake.
