Born in Derry Township, Milton S. Hershey attended this one-room schoolhouse during the winter of 1863-1864. Built in 1844, it was the first of seven schools he attended before apprenticing to a Lancaster, PA. candy maker at age 14. After business failures in Philadelphia and New York, Hershey succeeded with his third venture, the Lancaster Caramel Co., established in 1886. The Hershey Chocolate Company was established in 1894, and in 1903 he broke ground here for a new chocolate factory and model town. His home, "High Point," sits on the hill above. Before its 1961 restoration by Milton Hershey School students, the schoolhouse served as the Hershey Country Club caddy house.