Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5

"… Memories Out in the fields there were no outhouses. If the workers had to use the bathroom, they would put barrels around themselves."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"My parents used an outhouse in Vietnam. When my mother and father were young, their houses were made of wood and had a thatched roof."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"The school outhouse changed location over the years, and at one point its runoff froze on the rocks below."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… around 1875 and had a woodshed, boys and girls outhouse and an entryway. The Parsons School closed in June of 1943 and reverted to the Dyer family…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… the popular Fourth of July prank of tipping over outhouses, although many other practical jokes survived the new technology! SEE NOTES…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… brook next to the house and there was a nearby outhouse used in the coldest months. Mame’s brother Richard and his wife Ernestine were both school…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… and bustle of the city, or where you’ll find outhouses outside of every small shack. Instead you will find lots of small businesses, including the…"