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Steamtown National Historic SiteThe Builders Plate for CP 2317. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Living History Program:  Hobo
An historic image of a hobo walking along a road with a bed roll slung over his shoulder.

Library of Congress, FSA

During the Great Depression, thousands of hobos wandered the country looking for work. You can learn more about a hobo's life on this Living History Tour.

Step back in time to the 1930s and find out what life was like riding the rods during the Great Depression. 

Program begins at the red sign "Living History Begins Here" just outside the main door of the Visitor Center near the CNJ crane.  Included in the Park Entrance Fee.

Possible weather warning.  This is an outdoor program.
This small steam locomotive has six wheels and has a water tank above the boiler. It is called a 'saddle-tank' engine.  

Did You Know?
This E. J. Lavino & Company locomotive was originally owned by the Poland Springs Railroad, part of the Poland Springs water company of Maine. See this, and more than 20 other steam locomotives, at Steamtown National Historic Site.
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Last Updated: June 08, 2006 at 15:55 EST