Hershey is a town full of rich history.  For example, did you know that during WWII Milton Hershey was approached by the government to prduce a ration bar with enough vitamins and calories to sustain a soldier during the way?  The goverment asked for such a bar that would not melt inextreme heat, weighed only about four ounces and contained 600 calories, and was not delicious enough for the solidiers to want to eat during an emergency.  Mr. Hershey agreed and did just that.  In fact, he halted all production of his chocolate bars and turned over his factory entirely to the production of the Hershey Field Ration-D bar.  These bars were so successful, about 24 million were sold by the end of 1945.

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