“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
by Roald Dahl
Published in 1964
Hagerstown is a very sweet place to visit. It has many claims to fame including a Chocolate Factory that has been operating since 1890. As a young man, the candy company's founder, William C. Abbott, was employed as a traveling salesman for the Dilling & Company confectionery in Indianapolis owned by Frank M. Dilling (Scratchy's cousin 3 times removed).
Abbott was one of Dilling's top salesmen for quite some time, but he had a burning desire to do more. So he returned to his hometown and first went into the restaurant business specializing in chicken, steak, short orders and pastries. He added a butterscotch candy, penny-stick taffy and homemade ice cream to his pastry line. Orders and customers poured in and soon he had to choose between a successful restaurant or the budding candy business. He sold the cafe and opened a candy factory. Abbott's decision yielded rich rewards for his family, the town of Hagerstown and for chocolate and candy lovers everywhere.
The cache is located in West Lawn Cemetery, the final resting spot for Frank M. Dilling and many members of the Abbott family.
Cache is hidden away from graves and searches should be limited to daylight hours only.
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This cache is part of the Decades of Discovery series placed to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Morrisson-Reeves Library. It was part of a series of eight original caches each themed around a book or movie, that will take you to unique places throughout Wayne County, Indiana.
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