Why did the Hershey Company buy a town?
I didn't know they did.  The Headquarters is in Hershey, PA.
That town didn't exist before Hershey started it.
Hershey founded the company in 1894
Interesting.    What was the man's first name?
Milton S. Hershey was his full  name.
That's a mouthful!     When did the factory get built?
I believe it started in 1894.  A work in progress
As is anything worth pursuing!
, Milton S. Hershey founded a candy shop in Philadelphia. This candy shop was only open for six years, after which Hershey apprenticed with another confectioner in Denver, where he learned to make caramel. After another failed business attempt in New York, Hershey returned to Pennsylvania, where in 1886 he founded the Lancaster Caramel Company. The use of fresh milk in caramels proved successful, and in 1900, after seeing chocolate-making machines for the first time at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Hershey sold his caramel
The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company, (known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation) commonly called Hershey's or Hershey, is an American company and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world. It also manufactures baked products, such as cookies, cakes, milk shakes, drinks and many more. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company, a subsidiary of his