Editing Herman, Minnesota (section)

==History==
[[File:Herman, Minnesota 05.jpg|thumb|Herman, Minnesota]]Herman was [[plat]]ted in 1875, and named for Herman Trott, a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|author-link=Warren Upham|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n234 215]}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Herman since 1872.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Grant | title=Grant County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=18 June 2015}}</ref>

Herman is known for a 1994 campaign inviting women to meet its 78 bachelors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raguse |first1=Lou |title='Bachelormania' in Herman, MN 25 years later |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/kare11-extras/bachelormania-in-herman-mn-25-years-later/89-a5507988-2c07-4dd6-8492-23d399271620 |website=Kare 11 News |publisher=KARE-TV |date=13 February 2019}}</ref>  The story, dubbed "bachelormania", drew worldwide recognition and was adapted into the film ''[[Herman U. S. A.]]''<ref>{{cite news |title='Bachelormania' no longer the talk of tiny Minnesota town |url=https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/1656862-bachelormania-no-longer-talk-tiny-minnesota-town |agency=Forum News Service |publisher=Bemidji Pioneer |date=2 September 2013}}</ref>