SwampHunter
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I have always heard of folks digging in outhouses but never have tried it. I live in a small community where there are a few lots that have grown up in trees and weeds with remains of old houses and buildings. I have permission to search any part of town that I wish. Yesterday I was over on one of the lots and was just looking around to see what I could find. I have been here before but really and truely didn't know what to look for. I knew where all of the buildings stood but never really paid attention to what the buildings were. I knew there was an old building with a bunch of bottles in it. Recently discovering that bottles might be worth something I went over to check it out. Since I have been doing alot of research here lately on structures in this area during the Civil War I noticed right away that this old building was a corn crib. It is made from hand hewn cypress logs. I am not sure how old it is since it does have the round nails in it. Of course these round nails could have came later and the crib might be alot older. I looked through the bottles but didn't find any really old ones. While walking around the lot I found an old outhouse. The old outhouse doesn't look that old... possibly within the last 40 to 50 years. I know this is still old enough to produce some really good items so I would like to still dig it out.
On the way home yesterday my mind wondered to trying to remember alot of the old outhouses that I used to use as a kid. The only one I can really think of is on my family's land and the old house place where my grandpa used to live. This place is really old. In fact it's one of the first original settlements in the county. I know there is alot of history on that land.
Could anyone tell me what digging an outhouse entails, besides digging? How deep are they normally? How wide? What are some of the do's and don'ts? Any help is appreciated.
On the way home yesterday my mind wondered to trying to remember alot of the old outhouses that I used to use as a kid. The only one I can really think of is on my family's land and the old house place where my grandpa used to live. This place is really old. In fact it's one of the first original settlements in the county. I know there is alot of history on that land.
Could anyone tell me what digging an outhouse entails, besides digging? How deep are they normally? How wide? What are some of the do's and don'ts? Any help is appreciated.
