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Milton Hershey's Life

By BobcatB
  • Milton Hershey is born

    Milton Hershey is born

    on a Pennsylvania Farm
  • Apprenticed to a German newspaper worker

    Apprenticed to a German newspaper worker

    Milton did not like the work and soon after transfered to a Lancaster County Confectioner apprenticship
  • First candy business

    First candy business

    He later moved to Denver, CO to study making milk chocolate.
  • Returns to Lancaster penniless

    Returns to Lancaster penniless

  • Visits the Colombian Exposition German Chocolate Making CO

    Visits the Colombian Exposition German Chocolate Making CO

    Becomes inspired to make chocolates
  • First sale of Hershey chocolate

    First sale of Hershey chocolate

  • Marries Catherine "Kitty" Sweeny

    Marries Catherine "Kitty" Sweeny

  • Creates the molded chocolate bar that we know today

    Creates the molded chocolate bar that we know today

  • Creates the cocoa house and for his employees

    Creates the cocoa house and for his employees

  • Milton hershey dies

    Milton hershey dies

  • Creates the Hershey’s Kissed chocolate

    Creates the Hershey’s Kissed chocolate