National Hobo Convention: Iowa Time Machine August 22, 1900

Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On August 22, 1900, a real hootenanny came together as the first official National Hobo Convention got underway in Britt. For 122 years and counting, hobos and hobos-at-heart have gathered in the Hancock County town and crowned the Hobo King and Queen. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, itinerant workers traveled the rails of the United States seeking daily work. Riding…