Hoovervilles

HOOVERVILLES

One of the effects of the depression was Hoovervilles. Hoovervilles was towns of cardboard houses built by homeless people. They got the name from the present President, Herbert Hoover, because he allegedly let the nation slide into a depression. They usually had a small stove, bedding and a couple simple cooking implements. The people begged for food or used public charities for food resources.