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Hershey

hers·hey

US/ˈhɝʃi/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945)

Origin

From Hercé in Normandy. The villages are named after The Hershey Company, which is named after its founder, Milton S. Hershey.

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