If you’ve ever wondered about the origins and history of Hermon check out this 5/31/1986 article ---
Free Methodists Helped Settle Hermon at the Turn of the Century (
http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/10/520400.pdf) by Greg Hart and Cecil Smidderks. The article looks at the early days of Hermon and traces the impact of the church (Methodist), the local school, and the Los Angeles Seminary (located in Hermon) on the area’s development.