▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Smith field , ▁Mad ison ▁County , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁National ▁Ab ol ition ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁Museum ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁former ▁Smith field ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church , ▁in ▁Peter bor o . ▁Peter bor o ▁has ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁with ▁Z IP ▁code ▁ 1 3 1 3 4 . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁Peter ▁Smith , ▁Sr ., ▁a ▁partner ▁of ▁John ▁Jacob ▁Ast or ' s ▁who ▁built ▁his ▁fortune ▁in ▁the ▁fur ▁trade , ▁founded ▁Peter borough , ▁naming ▁the ▁town ▁after ▁himself . ▁Smith ▁moved ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁Peter borough ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁and ▁built ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁town ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Peter bor o , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁form ▁it ▁retain s ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁Notable ▁residents ▁ ▁Ger rit ▁Smith ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁Ger rit ▁Smith ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁business ▁interests ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁Peter ▁Smith , ▁Sr ., ▁man aging ▁his ▁family ' s ▁property ▁hold ings ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area . ▁The ▁Peter bor o ▁Land ▁Office ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁the ▁office ▁for ▁these ▁activities . ▁ ▁Ger rit ▁Smith ' s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁abol ition ▁and ▁temper ance ▁movements ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Smith ▁estate ▁in ▁Peter bor o ▁becoming ▁a ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁under ground ▁rail road ▁and ▁to