New Trolleys and Roads Drive Hershey Growth 1915
In 1915 Hershey expanded with electric railway growth linking Hershey to Harrisburg Lancaster and Lebanon, adding 36 miles of track and new lines to Elizabethtown. The town accelerated road building, water supply upgrades, and topographic mapping to support rapid development and planned ambitious plans for 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Transit Company
Hummelstown
Campbelltown Street Railway Company
Palmyra
Harrisburg
Lebanon
Hershey
Elizabethtown
Conestoga Traction Company
Lancaster
Campbelltown
Horshey
Madlvea
Diatricta Ag
Mae
Willer
Futwe
Atore
Belleya
Horahoy
Manada Creek
Hershey Free Public Library Sees Major Growth in 1915
The Hershey Free Public Library adds 395 volumes this month, bringing total books to about two thousand. About 724 volumes were circulated this year with 43 daily average, serving over sixteen thousand readers and 1200 members including 650 Hershey residents. The library expands Italian language access, seven day service, and new systems boosting use in school programs and public learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Free Public Library
Hershey Central Theater
Hershey
Dauphin
Lebanon
Library of Congress
Washington
New York Public Library
Pennsylvania State Library
Pennsylvania Free Library
M.S. Hershey Consolidated
Grammar School
Golf Course Closes Season With Record Score Match
Edward Dearie wins a major match arranged by Hershey against C Bacheo at the Splendid 18 Hole Golf Course. The season ends with high local interest as Highland Park work continues and plans for a larger national reputation unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dearie
Hershey
C. Bacheo
M. 8
Highland Park
National Golf Inks
Amaricn
Southampton
Long Island
Worshoy
Worshey
Hershey Hosts Thriving Triple Town League Basketball Season
Hershey hosted a robust Triple Town League with six clubs from Hershey Palmyra and Hummelstown plus a Big Five from the Young Men’s Club. The Monarchs and High School teams posted wins while girls from the Young Women’s Christian Association also played with Lancaster and Lebanon teams. Twelve of twenty games ended in victories in a season noted for large crowds and frequent Friday night showdowns. Hershey defeated the York five for the first time in history, achieving two such wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Palmyra
Hummelstown
Monarchs
Young Women’s Christian Association
Lancaster
Lebanon
York All-Collegians
Harrisburg
Independents
Olivers
Reading
Elizabethtown
York Five
Hershey's Chocolate Making Process and Equipment
Cocoa pods yield 40 to 60 beans each. Cocoa bean roasters start the process. Hullers clean shells from beans. Triple Cocoa Mills grind beans into Bitter Chocolate. Presses remove cocoa butter by hydraulic pressure. Mixing machines blend chocolate with milk and sugar. Finishing machines grind 200 tons daily for smooth, flavorful Hershey bars.
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Cocoa Grove
Hershey's
Hershey
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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
New Hershey Maps
Swatara Creek
Hershey Chocolate Company
Splendid
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Hershey Chocolate Company, Hershey, Penna
Elershey
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