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Milton Hershey was Born
Milton S. Hershey was born at Derry Township, Pennsylvania -
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Life of Milton Hershey
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Milton's parents split
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Started apprenticeship
Milton became the apprentice of a master candy maker in Lancaster, PA -
Started shop
Milton borrowed $150 from his aunt to start a candy shop in Philidelphia -
Moved to start another buisness
He moved to Denver and he learned how to make caramel. -
Moved back to Pennsylvania
Milton moved back to Lancaster to start another candy buisness. -
Disovered the art of chocolate making
He discovered chocolate making at the Chicago World's Fair and decided to make more chocolate. -
Visits England
Miton visited England to see what they did with his caramels there. -
Gets married
He got married to Catherine "Kitty" Sweeney. -
Sold caramel buisness
Milton sold Lancaster Caramels for 1 million dollars -
Started building factory
He began building an enormous, modern candy factory in Derry Church, PA -
Finishes factory
The chocolate factory opens for buisness after two years of building. -
His own town
The town of Derry Church get renamed to Hershey, PA -
Invented Hershey Kiss™
Milton Hershey invented the Hershey Kiss™ , which would become one of his best sellers ever. -
Opens School
The Hershey Industrial School opens -
Kitty dies
Milton's wife, Kitty dies. -
Puts his life into the school
He put most of his life savings into the school and it is still going today. -
His mother dies
Milton's Mother dies and he is left with no family except the children at the school. -
Hershey makes new bar
Hershey introduced their first bar without the Hershey name... Mr.Goodbar -
Bars for the soldiers
The Hershey Company started producing ration bars for the military in WWII. -
Milton Hershey dies
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 -
100th Anniversary!
2005 was the 100th aniversary of The Hershey Factory opening.