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Milton Snavely Hershey is born
Mr. Hershey is born in Derry Township, Pennsylvania -
Milton gets lessons in printing
Milton's father tales him out of school before fifth grade, and gets Milton working as his apprentice in the printing trade. -
Milton goes into the confection business
Milton's mother decides to put him in a business he enjoys, and Milton ends up as a confectioner's assistant in Lancaster. His boss is Joesph Royer. -
Mr. Hershey's first business
Not yet 20 years old, Mr. Hershey uses his savings, and learned knowledge of confectionery to start his own business in Philadelphia -
New Place for Hershey
After keeping the business going for six years, there wasn't enough money or supplies for Milton to keep the shop going. He follows his father to Denver, Colorado and works in a factory where he learns how to make caramels out of milk -
His first company
Now 29 years old, Hershey makes his first candy making company. He calls it The Lancaster Caramel Company. It is a huge success after four years! -
World's Columbian Exposition
Mr. Hershey finds a new way to make chocolate at the Germans' booth of chocolate making machines. He likes this idea of making chocolate and caramel together. He purchases his first chocolate making machine. -
Personal Life
Mr. Hershey marries Catherine Sweeney in New York City. And they travel the world together, but never have kids. -
New Beginnings
Mr. Hershey decides to sell his Lancaster Caramel Company for $1,000,000, after noticing the success of making and selling chocolate. -
His own factory
In 1903, Milton Hershey builds his own chocoalte making factory, along with places for his workers to stay which included: homes, shops, churches, and schools. This eventually becomes Hershey, Pennsylvania. -
Milton's School for orphaned boys
Milton and Catherine can't have any children of their own, so they delight in making a school for orphaned boys to have a home ain and learn trades for their futures. The school opens in 1909 as Hershey Industrial SChool, now Milton Hershey School. -
Catherine "Kitty" Hershey's death
Catherine Hershey passes away from pneumonia, an effect of having muscular deterioration disease that caused her to eventually be numb to temperatures. -
His fortune
After his wife's death, Milton Hershey gave his entire fortune of $60 million to the Milton Hershey School. -
An organization
Milton Hershey created the The M.S. Hershey Foundation, a charitable foundation for helping residents find educational opportunities. -
The death of a chocolatier :(
Milton Hershey spend his last thirty years without marrying, but conintued finding new creations of chocolate and different recipies for his creations. He passed away in Hershey, Pennsylvania October 13, 1945 at age 88.
