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Title: History Of The Day - Hersheypark Opens in Pennsylvania (1907)
Post by: TFD on Apr 24, 2012, 09:01 AM
Milton Hershey, founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company, originally created Hersheypark for his employees. Situated along a creek, it was a good spot for boating, picnicking, and enjoying baseball, which is what visitors did on the park's first day in 1907. The next year, the park added its first ride, a carousel. Over the decades, as the park acquired more attractions, it grew from a regional amusement to a national attraction. The entrance sign once directed "ye who enter here" to do what? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst25830_Hersheypark-Opens-in-Pennsylvania--1907-.aspx)



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