Derry Township in Hershey in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The First Reese's Plant

1926

— The Legacy Lives On —

The First Reese's Plant Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 19, 2024

1. The First Reese's Plant Marker

Inscription. The H.B. Reese Candy Company was founded by a former Hershey Chocolate Company employee. By the mid-1930s, peanut butter cups took off as its most popular product. Each package carried the tagline, "Made in Chocolate Town, So They Must Be Good." The Hershey Chocolate Company acquired H.B. Reese Candy Company in 1963 and today, Reese's is the best-selling candy brand in the United States.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 40° 17.267′ N, 76° 39.549′ W. Marker is in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Derry Township. It is on Hersheypark Drive east of Park Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Hersheypark Dr, Hershey PA 17033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the

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Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Central Hershey, Cuba (here, next to this marker); The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (here, next to this marker); The Homestead (here, next to this marker); Hershey Lodge (here, next to this marker); Lancaster Caramel Company (here, next to this marker); West Hershey Plant (here, next to this marker); Parkview Manor (here, next to this marker); Hershey Country Club (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hershey.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 42 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.