Editing Centerville, Ohio (section)

==History==
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In 1796,<ref name="centervilleaboutus">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.centervilleohio.gov/government/about-us |website=centervilleohio.gov |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref> American explorer Benjamin Robbins founded Centerville, Ohio, naming it after his hometown of [[Hazlet, New Jersey|Centreville, New Jersey]], due to its location between two rivers and its proximity to several other communities. Robbins and two of his brothers chose land in Centerville, with Robbins selecting 160 acres northwest of the town center because of the abundance of [[Spring (hydrology)|springs]]. During settlement, settlers discovered [[limestone]] in Centerville, leading to the replacement of many [[log cabin]]s with more durable limestone structures. On April 6, 1797, Robbins's family arrived in Centerville from [[Dry Ridge, Kentucky]] after ten days of constructing a [[wagon road]], and began assembling houses. Robbins established a log cabin for his family, but during occupancy, the roof was blown away during a storm. Robbins's son, Sam, became the city's first mayor.<ref name="centervillehistory">{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.centervilleohio.gov/government/about-us/our-history |website=centervilleohio.gov |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref> In 1803, [[one-room schoolhouse]]s were established in Centerville, offering education from grades 1 to 6.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} Benjamin Robbins died on June 3, 1837, and was buried at the Sugar Creek Baptist Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |title=Benjamin Robbins |url=https://www.centervillewashingtonhistory.org/people/benjamin-robbins |website=centervillewashingtonhistory.org |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>

In 1900, the [[U.S. Post Office]] changed the spelling of the town’s name from Centreville to Centerville. On December 2, 1968, Centerville became a city.<ref name="centervillehistory"/> In 1973, [[Centerville High School (Ohio)|Centerville High School]] was established.