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Milton S. Hershey. Andrew Pardue October 15, 2007 Science Core 3-5. Early Life. Milton Snavely Hershey was born on a farm near Derry Church, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 1857. He was the only surviving child of Henry and Fanny Hershey.
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Milton S. Hershey Andrew Pardue October 15, 2007 Science Core 3-5
Early Life • Milton Snavely Hershey was born on a farm near Derry Church, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 1857. • He was the only surviving child of Henry and Fanny Hershey. • Due to the family’s frequent moves, Milton dropped out of school after fourth grade.
Lancaster Caramel Company • After three failed attempts at candy-making in Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York, Hershey returned to Lancaster in 1883. • He then established the Lancaster Caramel Company using a caramel recipe he had learned during his previous travels. The company was a success!
Lancaster Caramel Company (continued) • Hershey soon became interested in German chocolate-making equipment. He bought this equipment for his factory. • Even though his company was a success, Hershey determined that the chocolate industry was more promising than caramel. He sold the company for $1,000,000 in 1900 and began what has come to be known as the Hershey Chocolate Company.
Hershey Chocolate • With the money from the sell of Lancaster Caramel Company, Hershey got 40,000 acres of land near his birthplace of Derry Church, near Lancaster. • This location could easily provide fresh milk to produce fine milk chocolate.
Hershey Chocolate (continued) • In 1903 Hershey began building the world’s largest chocolate manufacturing plant. The plant was completed in 1905. • He was determined to make milk chocolate, a Swiss luxury product at the time.
The Town of Hershey • Hershey’s chocolate soon became a nationally marketed product. He then constructed the town of Hershey around his factory. • On April 24, 1907, Hershey opened Hershey Park, an amusement park built to provide amusement for the people in Hershey’s town.
Family • Hershey married Catherine “Kitty” Sweeney on May 25, 1898. • They unfortunately could not have children, so they constructed the Hershey Industrial School, which opened in 1909. • Catherine died prematurely in 1915 and Hershey never remarried.
World War II • The Hershey Chocolate Company provided the U.S. military with chocolate bars during World War II. These bars were called Ration D Bars and Tropical Bars. • Between 1940 and 1945, over 3 billion were distributed to troops around the world. The company was later awarded five Army-Navy ‘E’ Production Awards for their help.
Interesting Facts • Hershey and his wife were supposed to travel on the R.M.S. Titanic, but didn’t because Mrs. Hershey was ill at the time. • One year after Hershey retired from the management board, he died on October 13, 1945, at Hershey Hospital. He was 88 years old.
Quotes • When asked why he didn’t make a school for girls, Hershey said: “I could not afford to buy the powder and paint that girls use.” • When Hershey was a small child, he told his parents: “If I ever become rich, I am going to use my money to build schools to give every boy and girl an opportunity to get an education.”
Sources Cited • Rothe, Anne. "Hershey, Milton Snavely."Current Biography 1945. 6th ed. 1945. • http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Milton_S._Hershey&oldid=163397942 • "Milton S. Hershey History." Hershey, PA. Hershey Entertainment and Resorts. 16 Oct 2007 <http://www.hersheypa.com/town_of_hershey/history/>. • Burford, Betty. Chocolate by Hershey. 1. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1994.
