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Places to Go

Here's the original porta-potty. This box was placed in the cell of the jail so that prisoners did not need to be let out to use the outhouse. So the miscreants of Williamsburg got indoor plumbing (of a sort), which beat the arrangements in most private homes.

The Throne The Throne Jailhouse privy, Colonial Williamsburg; the height of the seat is the source of the common euphemism.

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