Weston History Bites: The Vanishing Outhouse

Count your lucky stars that your house has indoor plumbing. The article, which appeared in the 1997 No. 3 issue of The Chronicle Quarterly, gives a detailed look at the "Vanishing Outhouse".

This article, which was from "The Vanishing American Outhouse" by Ronald S. Barlow, was printed in The Chronicle Quarterly with permission from the Windmill Publishing Company.

You can read the entire 1997 No. 3 issue of The Chronicle Quarterly here (story starts on page 4)!

Did you know that there are two outhouses on the Coley Homestead? Below are photographs taken recently of the larger of the two outhouses. Do you have any outhouse memories? Maybe from camping or scouting? Maybe you heard stories from family members who grew up with an outhouse. Share them with us!

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