At the same time, Harry Haverstick, Hershey's gardener, was tasked with preparing walkways, trees and other plant life for the winter season, also to be prepared for opening the park in the spring of 1906. The pavilion was completed before the winter season took hold, as to be ready for the opening of the park in 1906. The pavilion, constructed by James Putt, was built on the northern edge of the hill, which provided an overlook view of the hollow and surrounding area. It was just the hill that formed the southern side of the hollow which Spring Creek ran through. In the fall of 1905, a pavilion was constructed on an area of town designated as West End Park, or more commonly, Hershey Park this was the area of the designated park grounds Hershey already owned - he was intending to purchase the remainder. With the chocolate factory and the relocation of the Hershey Chocolate Company to Hershey completed in June 1905, construction of infrastructure in the town began to accelerate, and development of a recreational park began. At the same time, Hershey and several business partners, involved with the chocolate company, created the Hershey Trust Company, which would becoming the owner of the future amusement park after Hershey's death in 1945, and the Hershey Improvement Company, which would later be merged with the park and other non-chocolate related operations to form Hershey Estates. However, by that time, the "koko" part of the name fell out of use and on June 1, 1905, the newborn town was officially named Hershey. The name wasn't to take official effect until mid-1905. Doyle of Wilkes-Barre, PA on September 1, her submission being Hersheykoko. In mid-1904, Hershey offered a $100 prize to the person who suggested "the most suitable name" for the new town. Having control of the water rights to Spring Creek, Hershey gained control of Brecht's dam, which was to be "converted into a lake for boating and other purposes of recreation for the town and Mr. The land straddling along Spring Creek, and the land north to nearby Union Deposit, was not included with the initial purchases. ![]() ![]() Hershey acquired over 400 acres of land in his initial purchase, which also included water rights to Spring Creek. Hershey made the decision to build a chocolate factory on the farms to the south west of Derry Church and Spring Creek, Pennsylvania. On January 26, 1903, it became publicly known that Milton S.
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