Hershey railroad station (historic)
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The historic Hershey railroad station is a former passenger train depot in Hershey, Pennsylvania, that served the town built around the Hershey chocolate company and now stands as a preserved landmark reflecting its industrial and transportation heritage.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former passenger rail station
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historic site ⓘ railway station ⓘ |
| architecturalRole | train depot ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany | The Hershey Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | chocolate manufacturing ⓘ |
| builtToServe | workers and visitors of Hershey chocolate company ⓘ |
| category |
Hershey, Pennsylvania landmarks
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historic railway stations in Pennsylvania ⓘ railway stations in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| context | company town built around Hershey chocolate operations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic landmark ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
part of the narrative of Hershey chocolate company history
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symbol of Hershey’s growth as a company town ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic landmark (local significance) ⓘ |
| heritageValue |
industrial heritage
ⓘ
transportation heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
gateway to the company town of Hershey
ⓘ
transportation hub for Hershey ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hershey, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Hersheypark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Hershey Story museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
to handle passenger arrivals and departures in Hershey
ⓘ
to provide rail access to Hershey chocolate operations ⓘ |
| preservationReason |
representation of Hershey’s industrial development
ⓘ
representation of early 20th-century rail transportation in Hershey ⓘ |
| railTransportFunction |
freight access to industrial facilities
ⓘ
passenger service ⓘ |
| railwayType | standard-gauge railroad station ⓘ |
| servedCommunity | Hershey, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedFacility |
Hershey chocolate factory
NERFINISHED
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Hershey industrial complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedTypeOfArea | industrial town ⓘ |
| servedTypeOfTraffic |
industrial-related rail traffic
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passenger trains ⓘ |
| status |
disused as a passenger station
ⓘ
preserved ⓘ |
| tourismRole | point of interest in Hershey ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
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