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

West Hershey Plant

1993

— The Legacy Lives On —

West Hershey Plant Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. West Hershey Plant Marker

Inscription. The Hershey Company's main chocolate manufacturing facility is located on the west end of Hershey, Pennsylvania. Following a $300 million expansion in 2012 that nearly doubled its size, the West Hershey Plant is now the company's largest chocolate facility and one of the biggest chocolate plants in the world. The state-of-the-art facility is capable of producing more than 70 million Hershey's Kisses each day.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.

Location. 40° 17.268′ N, 76° 39.553′ W. Marker is in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Derry Township. It can be reached from 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,

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it is in North America,

the 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: Parkview Manor (here, next to this marker); Hershey Lodge (here, next to this marker); The First Reese's Plant (here, next to this marker); Hershey's Chocolate World Attraction (here, next to this marker); Central Hershey, Cuba (here, next to this marker); The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (here, next to this marker); Catherine Hall (here, next to this marker); The Homestead (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 686 times since then and 64 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.