hershey park opened to the public in 1970.
hershey park opened to the public in 1970.
when did hershey park open to the public?
1970
in 1894, milton s. hershey founded the hershey chocolate company as a subsidiary of his lancaster caramel company. in 1900, the american caramel company offered to purchase the lancaster caramel company for $1 million. hershey accepted the offer, maintaining ownership of the hershey chocolate company. in 1903, hershey began purchasing land in derry township, pennsylvania, not far from the family homestead he owned, to create a company town for his proposed chocolate factory. to build the structures of the town, hershey created a subsidiary company called the hershey improvement company. this company was the predecessor to hershey entertainment and resorts. after the factory was completed and put in operation in 1904, the hershey improvement company turned toward building the town, which included homes, stores and parks. hershey park was opened on may 30, 1906, with a dance hall pavilion, band shell for shows, tennis courts and a baseball field with a grand stand available for sporting events. as the park gained popularity, further improvements were made, such as a grand entrance for the park in 1916.
hershey entertainment and resorts company
terry hershey park









































terry hershey park is a county park that runs parallel to a roughly stretch of the buffalo bayou in western houston, texas. the park is named after terry hershey, a conservationist who campaigned to keep the banks of buffalo bayou from being paved. the park hosts a network of trails that run along the bayou from state highway 6 to the sam houston tollway and is a popular destination for local residents, runners, bicyclists and geocachers.









































section::::bike trails.
terry hershey park