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O. H. P. Smith's family standing in front of their farmhouse located at the northeast corner of Madison and Derby Street around 1922

Left to right:

Beatrice Smith, O. H. P. Smith, Marion Smith, Alice (Morrison) Smith, and Robert Smith

In the 1900s Oliver H. P. "OHP" Smith and Alice Morrison Smith brought their family to live in Derby on 240 acres of land, which was eventually sold in the 1950s to build houses. St. Mary Catholic Church and School sat on 10 acres of the land from…

In 1912, Oliver and Alice Smith began a family farm on 240 acres, including this current park land. In 1938, Robert and Mildred Smith took over the farm. In the 1950s, the Smith farm sold to build houses needed for the post-war baby boom. From 1953…