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Because Herbert Hoover was president at the time and the Depression was blamed on him.After President Hoover. Ironic.Hoovervilles and Shantytowns were named after Herbert Hoover because it was Hoover's actions that lead to their creation.
Indians used to live in Oregon and Herbert Hoover was the only president who lived in Oregon.
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Herbert Clark Hoover, the thirty-first President of the United States, was the first American President born west of the Mississippi River. He hails from West Branch, Iowa. A link is provided.
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Hoovervilles were shanty towns that people were forced to live in because they could not afford any proper accomodation during the Great Depression. They were named after President Hoover who was President of the US at the beginning of the Great Depression. Hoover was replaced by Franklin D Roosevelt because he was regarded as a 'do nothing President' meaning he did not put proper measures in place to help the USA out of the Great Depression.
These dilapidated towns were nicknamed "Hoovervilles," because many Americans despised the president, Herbert Hoover, for allowing this degree of financial ruin to continue. Empty pockets that were turned out were also were nicknamed "Hoover flags."
As Governor of New York, he lived in Albany; prior to that he lived in Buffalo, New York as Erie County Sheriff and Mayor of the city.
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