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Steamtown National Historic SiteOne of Steamtown's volunteers signals the engineer to stop as a gondola and caboose are coupled. 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.
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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.
The Wright Flyer flew 120 feet on its first flight. The largest steam engine at Steamtown is 12 feet longer!  

Did You Know?
The first flight of the Wright Flyer was 120 feet? That is 12 feet less than the length of one of the steam locomotives at Steamtown National Historic Site. The Union Pacific 'Big Boy', built in 1941, is 132 feet, 9 3/4 inches long!
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Last Updated: June 08, 2006 at 15:55 EST