It may come as no surprise that due to the abundance of camas bulbs, a favorite fodder of pigs, as well as our grassland and timber, settlers were first drawn to Moscow and the surrounding area in 1871. The first name given to the area, fittingly, was “Hog Heaven”, which was later changed to “Paradise Valley.” The name “Paradise” can still be seen in the main waterway that runs through town, Paradise Creek. The name Moscow wouldn’t come about until 1877, when a man named Samuel Neff filed for a postal permit under the name Moscow because the area reminded him of his hometown; Moscow, Pennsylvania.