Captain Benjamin Bartholomew

Historical marker location:

946 N Valley Forge Rd, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania

( Marker is on Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 1007) 0.4 miles south of U.S. 202, on the left when traveling south.)

The Hershey Company, one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world, was founded in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in 1894.