Garfield, NJ

Garfield became a borough on March 15, 1898 and the State Legislature set Garfield’s same boundaries which exist today. On April 19, 1917, the borough became the City of Garfield. The area of Garfield is 1,333 acres or 2.08 square miles with an elevation from 10 to 160 feet. The City has more than 20 places of worship, a YMCA, a Boys and Girls Club, City Recreation Center, Senior Citizens Center, Health Center, Public Library, five volunteer Fire Companies and a volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Members of the Garfield community joined together in order to complete this visual and oral history. Please use this map to become more familiar with the personal history of Garfield. Source:http://www.imhistories.org/garfieldmap/

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