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Milton S. Hershey was born at Derry Township, Pennsylvania
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Milton became the apprentice of a master candy maker in Lancaster, PA
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Milton borrowed $150 from his aunt to start a candy shop in Philidelphia
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He moved to Denver and he learned how to make caramel.
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Milton moved back to Lancaster to start another candy buisness.
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He discovered chocolate making at the Chicago World's Fair and decided to make more chocolate.
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Miton visited England to see what they did with his caramels there.
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He got married to Catherine "Kitty" Sweeney.
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Milton sold Lancaster Caramels for 1 million dollars
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He began building an enormous, modern candy factory in Derry Church, PA
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The chocolate factory opens for buisness after two years of building.
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The town of Derry Church get renamed to Hershey, PA
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Milton Hershey invented the Hershey Kiss™ , which would become one of his best sellers ever.
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The Hershey Industrial School opens
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Milton's wife, Kitty dies.
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He put most of his life savings into the school and it is still going today.
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Milton's Mother dies and he is left with no family except the children at the school.
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Hershey introduced their first bar without the Hershey name... Mr.Goodbar
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The Hershey Company started producing ration bars for the military in WWII.
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Milton Hershey died of pnemonia in 1945 at the age of 88. "If we had helped 100 children, it would of all been worthwhile."
~Milton Hershey -
2005 was the 100th aniversary of The Hershey Factory opening.