8. Hometown
Milton Snavely Hershey was born on
September 13, 1857 on a farm outside
of
Derry
Church
(County
of
Westmoreland), Pennsylvania.
He was the only surviving child of
Veronica ("Fanny“) Snavely and Henry
Hershey.
12. Derry Church School was built in 1844. It was in continuous use from 1844 to
1904. Milton S. Hershey attended this one-room, schoolhouse during winter
1863-1864. In 1964 it was restored by the Milton Hershey School.
19. Marriage
In 1898 he married the
love of his life, Catherine
“Kitty” Sweeney.
20. In February, 1900, some months before the sale of the Lancaster Caramel
Company, Milton Hershey brought the first automobile to Lancaster, and
used it to advertise his product.
21. The Hershey Industrial School
In 1909, he started the school not only to help orphaned boys get a good
education, but to fill the gap in his heart because his wife Kitty could
not bear children.
22. In 1912 Milton was saved from boarding the British new ship Titanic
because his wife was ill, postponing the trip at the last minute. Instead,
they booked passage on the German luxury liner Amerika.
23. Milton S. Hershey in 1923 with students from the Hershey
Industrial School for orphan boys.
