▁Smith ▁building ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁temper ance ▁hot els ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁Peter bor o . ▁The ▁Smith ▁estate ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁abol ition ists ▁from ▁both ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁including ▁John ▁Brown ▁and ▁Frederick ▁Doug lass . ▁ ▁O thers ▁▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁C ady ▁St anton , ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁movement ▁and ▁cousin ▁of ▁Ger rit ▁Smith ' s ▁on ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁side , ▁met ▁her ▁husband , ▁Henry ▁B . ▁St anton , ▁at ▁the ▁Smith ▁home ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁ ▁George ▁Pack , ▁his ▁wife ▁Maria ▁L ath rop , ▁and ▁family ▁res ided ▁in ▁Peter bor o ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁From ▁Peter bor o , ▁Pack ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁Michigan ' s ▁Lower ▁Pen ins ula ▁where ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁family ' s ▁business ▁interests ▁in ▁tim ber . ▁Pack ' s ▁son , ▁George ▁Will is ▁Pack , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Peter bor o , ▁and ▁grand son , ▁Charles ▁L ath rop ▁Pack , ▁both ▁became ▁well - known ▁tim ber men ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁Pr eston ▁Ell in wood , ▁Wisconsin ▁politician , ▁teacher , ▁and ▁business man , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Peter bor o . ▁ ▁Historic ▁sites ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Ger rit ▁Smith ▁Est