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Line 17: − + + + + + + + + + − The town took its name for Thomas {{Surname|Smith}} who erected the first house in 1818, which was a cabin on the north-west side of Portage Rd around where he laid out a village in 1831. However, due to low grounds the area was vacated. Then on May 25, 1836 David {{Surname|Birney}}, Sr., Joseph {{Surname|Musser}}, John {{Surname|Shroll}}, and Luther {{Surname|Carey}} laid out a new 41 lot village. The survey and plat was done by Campbell {{Surname|Bell}}.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + − David {{Surname|Brenizer}} put up the first building.+ − The first store in the original settlement was opened in 1818 by Reasin {{Surname|Beall}}. The first store in the current village was opened in the spring of 1837 by Judge Smith {{Surname|Orr}} and Jonathan {{Surname|Casebier|Casbier}}.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 681.</ref>+ + − <references/>+ +
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==Firsts==
==History==
The town took its name for Thomas {{Surname|Smith}} who erected the first house in 1818, which was a cabin on the north-west side of Portage Rd around where he laid out a village in 1831. However, due to low grounds the area was vacated. Then on May 25, 1836 David {{Surname|Birney}}, Sr., Joseph {{Surname|Musser}}, John {{Surname|Shroll}}, and Luther {{Surname|Carey}} laid out a new 41 lot village. The survey and plat was done by Campbell {{Surname|Bell}}.
David {{Surname|Brenizer}} put up the first building.
The first store in the original settlement was opened in 1818 by Reasin {{Surname|Beall}}. The first store in the current village was opened in the spring of 1837 by Judge Smith {{Surname|Orr}} and Jonathan {{Surname|Casebier|Casbier}}.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 681.</ref>
==Smithville Firsts==
* First Frame Building: 1822 - at location of Cyrus {{Surname|Hoover}} in 1878. <ref>Ben Douglass. "History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Day of Pioneers and the First Settlers to the Present Time." R. Douglass. 1879, p. 715.</ref>
* First Frame Building: 1822 - at location of Cyrus {{Surname|Hoover}} in 1878. <ref>Ben Douglass. "History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Day of Pioneers and the First Settlers to the Present Time." R. Douglass. 1879, p. 715.</ref>
* First Building: David {{Surname|Brenizer}} on corner occupied by John {{Surname|Willamen's}} brick store. <ref>Ben Douglass. "History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Day of Pioneers and the First Settlers to the Present Time." R. Douglass. 1879, p. 715.</ref>
* First Building: David {{Surname|Brenizer}} on corner occupied by John {{Surname|Willamen's}} brick store. <ref>Ben Douglass. "History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Day of Pioneers and the First Settlers to the Present Time." R. Douglass. 1879, p. 715.</ref>
* First Sawmill: Thomas {{Surname|Smith}} at the location of grist mill in 1878. <ref>Ben Douglass. "History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Day of Pioneers and the First Settlers to the Present Time." R. Douglass. 1879, p. 715.</ref>
* First Sawmill: Thomas {{Surname|Smith}} at the location of grist mill in 1878. <ref>Ben Douglass. "History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Day of Pioneers and the First Settlers to the Present Time." R. Douglass. 1879, p. 715.</ref>
==Historical Information==
==Growth of a Town==
==Government==
==Businesses==
==Recreation==
==Historical Buildings==
==Maps==
==Businesses==
===Photos===
==Churches==
==Schools==
==Smithville, Green Township Historical Landmarks==
==Residents==
===Historical Information and Photos of Residences===
==Gallery==
==Newspaper Gallery==
==References==
==References==
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