At 8:32 AM -0600 12/20/01, Stubbs, Donna L wrote:
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>My questions:  Has this type of feature been identified at other sites here
>in the US? or elsewhere?  How common is this practice?  Is there any ethnic
>correlation?  References always welcome.

I don't know if it's ethnic or not, but rain barrels were common
features of beach houses here in Delaware. Ours was mounted on a
structure near the roof, so that we had good pressure for our
showers. In the summer, a shower in sun-heated rainwater was a great
way to get the salt off the hide after a day on the beach.
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