Aug 11, 2025 - History

"Jungles," "hobo college" and more Ohio rail-rider ties

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Black-and-white photo of a man standing by a rural road, wearing a hat and glasses, with a large sack over his shoulder, raising one arm as if hitchhiking.

Nomadic men carrying bindles could once be found all over Ohio. Photo: H. Armstrong Roberts/Classicstock/Getty Images

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