Village of Herminie Veterans Memorial - Herminie, Pennsylvania - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This memorial is displayed on a wall of the villages' fire station and lists the members from World Wars I and II and notes Korea and Vietnam. There is one (1) World War One tablet and three (3) World War Two tablets that are honor rolls, a tablet explaining when and how Herminie got its name and a tablet noting the Korea and Vietnam Conflicts.

According to Wikipedia, (visit link) , "Herminie was 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."

Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Herminie Volunteer Fire Department Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America Physical Address of Monument: 10 Sewickley Avenue Herminie, PA USA 15637 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed Website for this Monument: Not listed

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