{"id":97665,"count":4,"description":"Reporting by Brooke Loomis from her home in Hershey, Pennsylvania.\r\n\r\nSelf-proclaimed Chocolate Capital of the World, Hershey is located in south-central Pennsylvania's Dauphin County, founded in 1785 shortly after the American Revolution.\u00a0A drive through the county shows its diverse landscapes, including industrial cities like Harrisburg, small towns, rolling farmland, and the Susquehanna River.\u00a0In 1905 Milton S. Hershey built a chocolate factory here, tapping the county's dairy farms to provide large quantities of milk for the chocolate-making process. The Hershey factory is one of the town's main tourist attractions; throughout the summer, buses bring hordes of visitors to the town\u2019s chocolate-themed amusement park. At Chocolate World, visitors experience a simulation of the chocolate-making process, from the jungles of Brazil, harvesting the cacao seed, and ending in the distribution hub of Hershey itself.\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\nSince the COVID-19 outbreak, the spring opening of Hershey\u2019s attractions has been delayed to prioritize the safety of the public. County commissioners hold a bi-weekly meeting, open to the public via conference call, to discuss safety concerns and health updates.\u00a0Pennsylvania's stay-at-home order has, for the most part, kept families indoors. One exception is the city's walking paths, which can become overcrowded by residents, often in masks and walking six feet apart, yearning for the outdoor air. Today volunteers hand out groceries to those in need.\u00a0Families donate masks and other key medical supplies to nearby hospitals.\u00a0 Teachers drive their parade of cars through the school district to boost morale. The county is a close-knit community, stitched together by gracious and generous citizens.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/walkingrichmond\/category\/hershey-pa\/","name":"Hershey, PA","slug":"hershey-pa","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/walkingrichmond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/97665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/walkingrichmond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/walkingrichmond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/walkingrichmond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=97665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}