If you've been inside Hersheypark I'm sure you've seen the famous Milton S. Hershey water fountain and historical marker. It's located near the front entrance inside the park's gates. Every time we go to Hersheypark we like to take family photos with it. Heck, we're not the only ones...thousands of people take family photos around the water fountain.
Today...I wanted to share the information that's printed on the historical marker in front of the water fountain. I'm surprised at the thousands of people who walk by it and never take a minute to read it.
Milton S. Hershey 1857-1945
Milton S. Hershey founded the world famous Hershey's Chocolate Company in 1903 and built a town around it for his employees complete with homes, schools and cultural and recreational opportunities.
In 1907, Milton S. Hershey founded Hersheypark as a picnic and pleasure ground for his workers. Over the years the park has grown into a world class theme park, proudly maintaining and honoring the vision of it's founders.
Milton and his wife Catherine founded a school for orphaned boys in 1909. Today the Milton Hershey School provides an education and a home to thousands of disadvantaged children.
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