Some hoboes today communicate via cellular phones and e-mail. But the classic American hobo of early last century communicated through a much more basic system of marks--a code through which they gave information and warnings to their fellow Knights of the Road. Usually, these signs would be written in chalk or coal on a trestle, fence, building or sidewalk, letting others know what they might expect in the area of the symbol.
Below are a number of these hobo signs. See if you can figure out what each one means. A link at the bottom of the page will take you to the answers.
