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We would like to provide the residents of  Herminie  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Herminie Home page. The Herminie Home page provides as much information as possible on Herminie. Knowing Herminie’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Herminie’s Home page, you will also find Herminie’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Herminie has a population of 108. 32.4% of Herminie’s inhabitants are Male, and 67.6 are female. 44.1% of Herminie is married and 10.3% own their own home. Herminie’s Ethnic is the following: White(90.7%), Multiple(9.3%).


Herminie (pronounced hurr-many) is named for Herminie Berwind, whose husband, Charles Berwind, was President of the Ocean Coal Company. The first mine at Herminie, known as the "Ocean No. 1 Mine," was opened in 1893 by Berwind-White Coal Company, of which Ocean Coal Company was a subsidiary. Fifty double houses were built for miners, plus five single-family houses for managers on Church Street.


By 1900, the mine employed 271 people.Herminie was the scene of two major strikes. During the Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911, miners were evicted from company-owned houses, which were used to house strikebreakers, predominantly southern Blacks. The strike was unsuccessful from the strikers' perspective.


Another strike in 1922 resulted in recognition of the United Mine Workers union.Ocean No. 1 Mine closed in 1938 due to water problems, although other mines in the nearby area continued operating.Featured in the documentary, Liquid Assets, about the lack of sewage infrastructure in the town.


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