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Berwind-White Company coal piers in Jersey City, New Jersey Edward Julius Berwind in 1902. Berwind Corporation, previously also known as Berwind-White Coal Mining Company, is a large privately held American corporation headquartered in Philadelphia, The company has historically been involved in the coal industry, but has diversified into property leasing and ownership of unrelated businesses.
Edward Julius Berwind (June 17, 1848 – August 18, 1936) was the founder of the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company. He was head of the company from 1886 until 1930.
Schooner Edward J. Berwind, in 1902 Berwind-White Company coal piers in Jersey City Wilmore Steamship Company was a steamship shipping company that was founded in New York City in 1930. The Wilmore Steamship Company mainly operated coal ships, called Collier ship .
Berwind was born on April 1, 1846, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the eldest of five sons born to German immigrants Augusta (née Guldenferring) Berwind (1821–1904) and John Berwind (1813–1893). [1] [2] Among his siblings was Edward Julius Berwind, [3] and sister Julia A. Berwind, a social welfare activist. [4]
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Berwind may refer to: Companies. Berwind Corporation, an American corporation historically involved in the coal industry; Law. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. Chicago & Erie R. Co., a 1914 United States Supreme Court case; People. Edward Julius Berwind (1848–1936), an American businessman, founder of the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company
The Edward J. Berwind House is a mansion located on 2 East 64th Street and Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side in New York City. It was constructed in 1886 for the coal baron Edward J. Berwind . It served as headquarters for the American Heart Association until 1978 when it was reconverted to residential use with a new penthouse.
Herminie (pronounced hurr-many) is named for Herminie Berwind, whose husband, Charles Berwind, was President of the Ocean Coal Company. [1] 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.