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About milton Hershey

  • Milton hershey's birthday

    Milton hershey's birthday

  • miton

    miton

    apprenticed to a newspaper printer
  • candy maker

    candy maker

    Milton is apprenticed to Joe Royer, candy maker
  • moves to Philadelphia

    moves to Philadelphia

    Milton moves to Philadelphia to start his own candy business
  • leaves  Philadelphia

    leaves Philadelphia

    Milton leaves Philadelphia (business fails) travels to Colorado where he learns the secret of using fresh milk to make caramels
  • moves back to lancaster

    moves back to lancaster

    Milton moves back to Lancaster, Pa., and starts the Lancaster Caramel Co.
  • travels to chicago

    travels to chicago

    Milton travels to he Columbian Expositionm in Chicago and purchases
    chocolate making equipment
  • Hershey Chocolate CO.

    Hershey Chocolate CO.

    Milton founds the Hershey Chocolate Company and begins producing
    baking chocolate, cocoa, and sweet chocolate coatings for caramels
  • marriage

    marriage

    Milton marries Catherine Sweeney
  • hershey Chocolate CO.

    hershey Chocolate CO.

    The Hershey Chocolate Company is completed
  • death of milton Hershey

    death of milton Hershey

    Milton Hershey dies at age 88.