During the Great Depression, shanty towns, also known as "Hoovervilles," began to sprout up across the US. Named after President Herbert Hoover, they were made up of scraps of wood, tin ...

in Amherst. Focused on life in the 1930s, the “Hooverville” living history event highlights the difficulties of the Great Depression, and how the nation came together during that time.

During the Great Depression, unemployment in the United ... improvised shantytowns known as “Hoovervilles” started to show up on the edges of cities. These communities were built from scrap ...

The economic pain was so severe that families desperately relocated to other states in search of jobs, or lived in “Hoovervilles ... experienced during the Great Depression dwarfs economic ...

The Amherst Historical Society is inviting the community to come experience the 1930s “Hooverville” Great Depression Living ... in Amherst. During the event, there will be 1930s games, music ...

During the Great Depression, shanty towns, also known as "Hoovervilles," began to sprout up across the US. Named after President Herbert Hoover, they were made up of scraps of wood, tin, tar, and ...