Editing Moreland Hills, Ohio (section)

==History==
In 1815, settlement began near the point where [[Ohio State Route 87|State Route 87]] crosses the [[Chagrin River]]. [[Orange Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Orange Township]] was established in 1820 and became known for its steam sawmills, cheese factories and farms. The village, which in 1831 was still part of Orange Township, was the birthplace of [[James A. Garfield]], the 20th [[President of the United States]]. In 1897, the [[Cleveland]]-[[Chagrin Falls, Ohio|Chagrin Falls]] Railway spurred residential development in the area as it served as a commuter line to employment opportunities in Cleveland.

In the early 20th century, Orange Township was divided into five municipalities, Moreland Hills, [[Hunting Valley, Ohio|Hunting Valley]], [[Orange, Ohio|Orange Village]], [[Pepper Pike, Ohio|Pepper Pike]] and [[Woodmere, Ohio|Woodmere]]. Moreland Hills was incorporated as a village in 1929, encompassing the southeast quadrant of the original Orange Township.  Moreland Hills adopted a village charter in 1972, defining the municipal corporation with a mayor-council form of government.

What is known as the Orange Conference in the history of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS) took place from October 25–26, 1831, in what is now Moreland Hills. It occurred at the home of Serenes Burnett, located at the southeast corner of today's Ohio Route 87 and Chagrin River Road (not the house that now occupies the site). The three leading figures in the church at that time, [[Joseph Smith]], [[Sidney Rigdon]], and [[Oliver Cowdery]] were in attendance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dcsites.com/s66.pdf |title=Orange or Hiram, Ohio: Serenes Burnett Home or John Johnson Home  |first=Steve |last=Mortensen |website=www.dcsites.com |access-date= }}</ref>

Moreland Hills is home to state historical landmark [[Hiram House]], the country's second [[settlement house]] after [[Hull House]] in [[Chicago]]. Hiram House moved its operations from Cleveland to its current site at Harvard Road and [[Ohio State Route 91|State Route 91]] in the 1940s.