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==Historical Information==

==Historical Information==

The town took its name for Thomas [[Smith (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 [[Birney (surname)|Birney]], Sr., Joseph [[Musser (surname)|Musser]], John [[Shroll (surname)|Shroll]], and Luther [[Carey (surname)|Carey]] laid out a new 41 lot village. The survey and plat was done by Campbell [[Bell (surname)|Bell]].

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 [[Brenizer (surname)|Brenizer]] put up the first building.

David {{Surname|Brenizer}} put up the first building.

The first store in the original settlement was opened in 1818 by Reasin [[Beall (surname)|Beall]]. The first store in the current village was opened in the spring of 1837 by Judge Smith [[Orr (surname)|Orr]] and Jonathan [[Casebier (surname)|Casbier]].<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 681.</ref>

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>

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