Hershey: Chocolate, Milton Hershey, and a Company Town
Hershey is an unincorporated community within Derry Township, Dauphin County, about ten miles east of Harrisburg. The population of the Hershey census-designated place is around 14,000. The community is functionally a company town centered on the Hershey Company chocolate enterprise, founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 when he established the Hershey Chocolate Company in Lancaster and later relocated operations to the Derry Township site in 1903.
The Hershey Company's flagship factory in the community produced Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars, Hershey's Kisses (introduced in 1907), and other confectionery products. The original Chocolate Avenue factory, which featured the famous smoke stacks reading "HERSHEY COCOA" and "HERSHEY CHOCOLATE," has been substantially replaced with newer facilities. The streetlights along Chocolate Avenue in downtown Hershey are shaped like Hershey's Kisses.
Milton Hershey established a range of institutions alongside the factory. The Milton Hershey School, founded in 1909 as the Hershey Industrial School, is a home and school for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, funded in perpetuity through Hershey's bequest of most of his personal fortune. The Hershey Trust, which administers the school, is the majority shareholder of The Hershey Company. The school enrolls approximately 2,000 students.
Hersheypark, the amusement park opened in 1907 as a recreation area for Hershey Company employees, has grown into a major regional attraction with more than 70 rides and a zoo. The Hershey Theatre, Hershey Gardens, Hershey Museum (now The Hershey Story), and Hersheypark Stadium are clustered in the community. Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, opened in 1963, serve as major healthcare and research institutions.
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Hershey is an unincorporated community within Derry Township, Dauphin County, about ten miles east of Harrisburg. The population of the Hershey census-designated place is around 14,000. The community is functionally a company town centered on the Hershey Company chocolate enterprise, founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 when he established the Hershey Chocolate Company in Lancaster and later relocated operations to the Derry Township site in 1903.
The Hershey Company's flagship factory in the community produced Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars, Hershey's Kisses (introduced in 1907), and other confectionery products. The original Chocolate Avenue factory, which featured the famous smoke stacks reading "HERSHEY COCOA" and "HERSHEY CHOCOLATE," has been substantially replaced with newer facilities. The streetlights along Chocolate Avenue in downtown Hershey are shaped like Hershey's Kisses.
Milton Hershey established a range of institutions alongside the factory. The Milton Hershey School, founded in 1909 as the Hershey Industrial School, is a home and school for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, funded in perpetuity through Hershey's bequest of most of his personal fortune. The Hershey Trust, which administers the school, is the majority shareholder of The Hershey Company. The school enrolls approximately 2,000 students.
Hersheypark, the amusement park opened in 1907 as a recreation area for Hershey Company employees, has grown into a major regional attraction with more than 70 rides and a zoo. The Hershey Theatre, Hershey Gardens, Hershey Museum (now The Hershey Story), and Hersheypark Stadium are clustered in the community. Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, opened in 1963, serve as major healthcare and research institutions.
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