Milton Hershey

Milton Hershey

Period: Sep 13, 1857 to Oct 13, 1945

Moves

Jan 1, 1876

Milton moves to Philadelphia to strt his own business

Moved

Jan 1, 1886

Milton moves back to Lancaster, Pennsylavania he starts the Lancaster Carmel Company

Begings making

Jan 1, 1894

milton begings making chocolates as well as caramels

completed

Jan 1, 1905

the Hershey Chocolate Company is completed

Milton's new town

Jan 1, 1906

Miltons new town is officially named Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey kisses

Jan 1, 1907

Hershey kisses are introduced

Kitty Hershey

Jan 1, 1915

Kitty Hershey dies after long illness

Milton Hershey

Oct 13, 1945

Milton Hershey dies at the age of eighty-eight.