What does shacktown mean?
Shacktown means A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town..
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A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town..
Consequently, it is not surprising that in the years from 1935 to 1938 when the dust-bowl influx was at its peak that hudreds of dustbowl refugees moved into these so-called shacktowns, or squatter camps.
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Shacktown means A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town..
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Consequently, it is not surprising that in the years from 1935 to 1938 when the dust-bowl influx was at its peak that hudreds of dustbowl refugees moved into these so-called shacktowns, or squatter camps.
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