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

Hershey

Photographed by William Pfingsten, April 12, 2008

1. Hershey Marker

Inscription. Model industrial town and noted tourism destination established in 1903 and named for its founder, Milton S. Hershey (1857 - 1945). Hershey's companies developed housing, recreation, education, and cultural facilities, financial institutions, public utilities, a transit system, and the world's largest chocolate factory that opened in June, 1905.

Erected 2003 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1905.

Location. 40° 17.187′ N, 76° 38.894′ W. Marker is near Hershey, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Derry Township. It is on East Chocolate Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 E Chocolate Ave, 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 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: Chocolate Workers' Sit-Down Strike (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Partnering for Barn Owls (about 800 feet away); River Otter (about 800 feet away); Court of Honor (approx. 0.2

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miles away); Monarch Habitat (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burrowing Owl (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thick-Billed Parrot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pronghorn (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hershey.

Also see . . . Hershey, PA - The Sweetest Place on Earth. (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Hershey Chocolate Factory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, April 12, 2008

2. Hershey Chocolate Factory

Another view of Hershey Chocolate Factory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, April 12, 2008

3. Another view of Hershey Chocolate Factory

Note the Hershey Kisses street lights. These are throughout the town.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,114 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.