Milton Hersey
Written by Kyle Purvin
Who was Milton Hersey
Can you imagine the world without chocolate? Milton was born on September 13, 1857, and his parents were Henry and Fanny Hersey. As you may know, Milton was a very famous candy maker and he grew up working at ice cream shops, and a candy store too but grew up very poor.
A Day at the Park
Hersey Park being built.
Hersey Park back then.
Hersey Park today
Did He Always want to be a Candyman?
Of course! His dream was to make chocolate! He owned caramel shop than sold it for one million dollars to make the famous Hersey Park. He made his chocolate into shapes like the Hersey Kiss. He named a ride after the Hersey Kiss too! But the first chocolate shape he made was the Hersey Bar. He wanted to help during World War 2 so he made a special candy bar to give soldiers energy
What was his family like?
Milton Hershey and his wife, Kitty!
Milton's Foster Family
Milton with his family.
Always Trying Hard
Amazing Facts
His middle name was Snavley
The Hershey's were supposed to ride on the Titanic but Milton’s wife got really sick so the had to cancel
- Milton and his wife built a school for boys whose parents couldn’t take care of them or the kids didn’t have any parents