We visit the famous Shiloh Museum of Ozark History outhouse to consult our state's top expert on privies, then take you on a short tour of outhouses in Carroll County--including a lovely contemplative outhouse inside a popular meditation sanctuary. But please. Do not fall in.
Outhouses Continue to Mark the Ozarks Landscape
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Open Air Meditation Sanctuary and Retreat House proprietor Heidi Astraia poses in front of her contemplative composting outhouse
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Rachel Whitaker, a historic outhouse expert, stands in front of the Shiloh Musuem of Ozark History outhouse.
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Carroll County resident Fred Hopkins demonstrates his historic Ozarks outhouse, built circa 1930
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Wintry outhouse in Yell County, situated over a local creek, is a harsh reminder that many outhouses were constructed over running water, once imperiled those living downstream.
Harold Meyer
