In 1863, John T. Ray granted a portion of his land on County Road 900-North to the Trustee of Niles Township to build a schoolhouse1. By 1881, the District 9 school was commonly known as the Smith school. It was taught by Eva Thomas2. The land the schoolhouse sat on was just south of 380 acres owned by Benjamin F. Smith, which is probably how it got its name3
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