Information on Garfield's history is somewhat sketchy, with more of a time line vs actual events.
1786 Moavian settlers began to settle in the area.
1852 ST. John Lutheren becomes the first established church.1904 The village of South Newburg is
established ( name of town prior to being called Garfield Heights )
1910 A school board is formed
1919 Towns name is changed to Garfield Heights
1923 The first Catholic church St. Timothy's is established.
1925 The first street cars are sighted in downtown
1926 Sisters of St. Joseph establish a mother house.
1927 Two new churches Sts Peter and Paul and St. Therese are established.
1930 Garfield achieves city status.
1949 Marymount Hospital opens
1952 St. Monica church is established.
1969 Pope John Paul II visits town.
1973 Marymount High School becomes coed, Im sure this made the boys happy.
1984 Alfred Antennucci jumps on John Hinkley Jr. during the attempted assination of President Ronald Regan.

Garfield Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio with a population of 35,000 residents. Garfield's total area is about 7.3 square miles. The city is a suburb of Cleveland  and about 11 miles southeast of Cleveland's downtown. With the John Glenn Freeway cutting thru the city, residents can be in downtown Cleveland within minutes. Marymount Hospital  is the city's largest employer with 1200 employees. Thats more than the city, school and dept. of transportation put togeather. Garfield has a Mayor-Council form of government. This city is a heavily Democratic area with a steady foundation. People here must be content with how the city is progressing, as the city has had the same Mayor since 1983, same Police Chief since 1992 and same Fire Chief since 1988. This is a rarity in American politics. Garfield's schools were named a BEST district in 1996. Construction of a 750 seat preforming arts center for junior and high scool kids will be done in 2008. Garfield is a predominately Roman Catholic area with 75% of the residency vs 25% Protestant. Many of the city's ethnics include Poles, Slovencs, Italians, African-Americans and Irish. Cuyahoga Valley National Park is within a mile of town, the parks trees have a wide variety of color in the  fall. There are many hiking and biking trails along with great fishing and boating.