Hershey Chocolate Works
1903 - Operational
Overview
Milton Hershey placed his milk chocolate plant in Pennsylvania dairy country and built an entire town with it, with streets named Cocoa and Chocolate. The trust holding company shares still funds his school for children, one of the wealthiest educational foundations on earth.
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