Hershey A Modern Industrial Town in Derry Township
Hershey has grown from farmland in 1903 to a thriving industrial town in Derry Township Dauphin County Pennsylvania near Harrisburg Lebanon and Philadelphia. The community includes a 75 000 quart milk dairy a large chocolate factory 8 500 acre farms a Model Town with 150 homes and a major department store complex plus a 6 000 seat convention hall and a 1 500 seat theatre. With 30 000 attendees at the 1913 tenth anniversary and a record crowd of 40 000 on June 6 1915 the town features a public school library park industrial School and Park attractions drawing hundreds of thousands annually.
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Hershey Park
Schedules in Hershey and Nearby Towns
Schedules list trolleys for Hershey Hummelstown Harrisburg and Lebanon with start times 6 a m and varying half hour intervals through 10 30 p m Sundays first car from Hershey 6 a m last 11 p m Lebanon first 6 9 a m then 6 30 a m to 11 30 p m Elizabethtown first 5 45 am then 7 16 am to 10 30 am Palmyra every hour on the hour
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Hummelstown
Warrisburg
Hershey
Lebanon
Jtirst
Laat
Elizabethtown
Palmyras
Palmyra
Harrisburg
Stummelstown
Conestoga Traction Company
Mount Joy
Lancaster
Hlummelstown
Stershey
An Unusual Pennsylvania Farmers Program
An article outlines a comprehensive plan for Pennsylvania farmers to boost food production and conserve resources. It urges organized leadership, optimal use of labor, manure and fertilizer management, and expanded acreage plus testing of seeds. It covers transportation, dairy, crops, livestock, poultry, and food conservation measures with practical steps and schedules.
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Pennsylvania
Europe
Muuch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Derry Township
Dauphin County
Lebanon Valley
Philadelphia
New York
Hershey Farms
Hershey Trust Company
Resources
United States
Hershey Transit Company
Lancaster County
Hershey Central Theatre
Philadelphia and ‘Reading Railroad
Western’ Union Telegraph
American Express
M. S. Hershey Consolidated Public School
Hershey Free Public Library
Hershey Industrial School
Highland Park
America
Elershey Cafe
Hershey Inn
Y. W.C. A. Fire Department
Hershey Press
Chocolate and
Park Avenues
Aingie
Traina
Malta
State College School’ of Agriculture
West
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Babcock
Bordeaux
Ladice Exclusive Shop
Bessie. E. Poorman
Carter
Bell Telephone
Locust Street
E. G. Hoover
North Third Street
Harrisburg, Pa
Fred .B. Harry
H. C. Dodge
Bogar'’S
York, PA
S. C. Stecher
Anne
Palmyra, Pa
John C. Moyer
Park Avenue
P. G. Diener, Jeweler
J. C. Hess
Derry Road
Ford and Studebaker Automobiles
R. G. Laudermilch Custom
Tailor
Palmyr, PA
Hershey Laundry Company
Hershey, Penna
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