Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) is reminding individuals, public agencies, and private organizations that June 1 is the final date to nominate historic properties, persons, and events of state or national significance for the Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program in 2022. Since 1914 PHMC’s historical […]
Two historic Lancaster County landmarks were listed among 23 sites across Pennsylvania that were recently selected to be recognized with historical markers, according to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
The Lancaster Caramel Co., of Lancaster, and the Ephrata Female Composers, of Ephrata, were included on the list of historic people and places that will be receiving the historical markers, joining the birthplace of Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh) and the Pennsylvania town that inspired the classic Christmas song âWinter Wonderlandâ (Honesdale, Wayne County), according to the report.
Founded in 1886, the Lancaster Caramel Company was Milton Hersheyâs first successful company and came to dominate the American confectionary market, according to the report. Hershey later sold the company to the American Caramel Co. for $1 million in 1900, believing caramel to be a vanishing fad, with a greater fortune to be found in the chocolate market. Hershey retained the c