In my research for The Knights of the Road, I came across Hoboglyphs. These symbols were used by the homeless in the depression and dust bowl era. A lot of the information about them is second hand or from Hobo-Camp-Fire-Tales. A-No. 1. Hobo-Camp-Fire-Tales. Cambridge Springs, PA. The A-No. 1 Publishing Co., 1911. Though, it has been determined that a lot of tales were exaggerated but we will never have all of the information due to it being lost to the sands of time.
I think this would be a great reference and source material for people running The Knights of the Road.
"Hoboglyphs is a fascinating system of symbols understood only by the hobo community back during the Depression era. They would inscribe these symbols using chalk or coal as a way to leave or send a message for the next hobo. Their code features elements like circles, arrows, and more that made up the directional symbols. Hash marks usually meant danger, but many of the signs were cryptic and nearly impossible to understand outside of the hobo community. One example is the symbol for a courthouse nearby; a curly line inside a circle."
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