A 69-day adventure came to an end, and 16-year-old Ned Estabrook was back home after his hobo trip to the 1901 World’s Fair, according to the Aug. 20, 1901, edition of the Sioux Falls Press.
As far as Ned knew, Professor John Lloyd, a former Sioux Falls art instructor and the other half of the “Lloyd–Estabrook Hobo Club,” had kept heading east for Rhode Island after the duo parted ways.
The pair of intentional hobos set off late thanks to a storm on the morning on June 10, 1901. They were well practiced, already used to walking 10 miles before breakfast, and set out with around 15 pounds of supplies each, according to the Sioux Falls Press archives that detail their journey.
