Comments on Puzzle #40350: When I hear the word Hoover
By Belita (belita)
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Puzzle Description:
I think of Hoovervilles: the shantytowns that sprung up, especially along railroad tracks, in the great depression.
#1: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Apr 6, 2026
I never heard that term, before :O#2: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Apr 6, 2026 [SPOILER]
Same Hoover as the Hoover Dam, though!#3: Belita (belita) on Apr 7, 2026 [SPOILER]
Hoover was the president and was largely blamed for the awful economic times, so the homeless drifters named their encampments after him.#4: Jota (jota) on Apr 7, 2026
Sad ...#5: Joanne Firla (JoFirla) on Apr 7, 2026
If I learned this in school, I had forgotten it.#6: Yonah Kondor (yokon965) on May 4, 2026 [SPOILER]
Nice puzzle. It took me a long time to finish it.
Fascinating! Living there & then must have sucked.#7: Belita (belita) on May 5, 2026 [SPOILER]
Yes, but there sure are a lot of homeless people now, too.
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