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Hershey, Pennsylvania

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Location

The Resume

    (1903- )
    2010 Population: 14,257
    Located in Dauphin County
    Part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon Metropolitan Area
    Founded by Milton Hershey
    The Hershey Company is headquartered here
    Home of Hersheypark, Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey's Chocolate World and The Hershey Story museum

Why Hershey, Pennsylvania might be annoying:

    It is a tourist trap.
    The entire town revolves around Hershey's Chocolate.
    Their tourist attractions, high school, sports arena, library, and hockey team, among other things, are all named after Hershey.
    It is a major manufacturing center for an unhealthy food that contributes to the obesity epidemic.
    If you are diabetic or you hate chocolate, this isn't a town you want to be in.
    It was a dying, old farming community before Hershey turned it into a manufacturing and tourist center.

Why Hershey, Pennsylvania might not be annoying:

    Hersheypark has been likened to Disneyland for chocolate lovers.
    It's cheaper than Orlando.
    It is often referred to as 'The Sweetest Place on Earth.'
    Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA record here by scoring 100 points in a single game (1962).
    One of President Eisenhower's birthday celebrations was held here.

Credit: Diplomat


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 155 Votes: 52.26% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 44 Votes: 54.55% Annoying