Editing Hobo (section)

== Conventions ==

===General===

There are numerous hobo conventions throughout the United States each year. The ephemeral ways of hobo conventions are mostly dependent on the resources of their hosts. Some conventions are part of railroad conventions or "railroad days"; others quasi-private affairs hosted by long-time hoboes; still others surreptitious affairs on private land, as in abandoned quarries along major rivers.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

Most non-mainstream conventions are held at current or historical [[Train station|railroad stops]]. The most notable is the [[National Hobo Convention]] held in [[Britt, Iowa]].<!--Why most notable?-->{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} The town first hosted the Convention in 1900, but there followed a hiatus of thirty-three years. Since 1934 the convention has been held annually in Britt, on the second weekend in August.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/54624/strange-states-iowas-hobo-convention |title=Strange States: Iowa's Hobo Convention |last= Lammle |first=Rob |work=[[Mental Floss]] |access-date=November 1, 2015 |date=January 21, 2014 }}</ref>