No two Hoovervilles were quite alike, and the camps varied in population and size. Some were as small as a few hundred people while others, in bigger metropolitan areas such as Washington, D.C., and New York City, boasted thousands of inhabitants. St. Louis, Missouri, was home to one of the countryâs largest and longest-standing Hoovervilles.
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Following Yellenâs testimony Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index broke all-time intraday highs of 18,244.38 and 2,119.59, respectively. The Dow, which measures the share prices of 30 large industrial companies, gained 15.38 points, or 0.08 percent, to end at an all-time record closing high of 18,224.57. However, the S&P 500 stock index lost just 1.62 points, or 0.08 percent, to end at 2,113.86.