Milton Hershey is probably holding one of boys from the orphanage he established with his wife (and the love of his life), Katherine: unable to have children themselves, they started an orphanage that Milton Hershey endowed with his fortune-- $60M in 1919-- after his wife's death. That orphanage is today the Milton Hershey School, which has educated thousands of financially needy kids (girls and boys). Read more.
Hotel Hershey - photos
By Teresa Plowright, About.com Guide
The walls of the Hotel Hershey are lined with old photos, including this one of Milton Hershey: a fascinating character, more inventor than businessman, despite the fact that he successfully built the "Biggest Chocolate Factory in the World".
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