Here are some net links to info on outhouses....stories...pics...etc. http://rootslady.com/The_Outhouse/outhouse_001.htm http://waltonfeed.com/old/out.html http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Unflushables_Outhouse,_History_and_Humor/0937959863/ http://www.jldr.com/index.html http://www.sewerhistory.org/grfx/privbath/outhse1.htm History of plumbing in America: http://www.plumbingsupply.com/pmamerica.html Musings of a Privy Digger: http://www.bottlebooks.com/privyto.htm http://www.nps.gov/tapr/VirtualTour/VTouthouse.htm http://www.cozine.com/archive/cc2002/01060281.html http://www.victoriaspast.com/ThePrivy/privy.htm The Vanishing American Outhouse: A History of Country Plumbing (1995), by Ronald Barlow; covers various aspects of rural toiletry. But it is essentially a history of the outhouse, containing nearly 200 photographs and plan drawings. Dictionary definition: outhouse - a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate Synonyms: <http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/earth-closet>earth-closet, <http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/jakes>jakes, <http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/privy>privy