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Did Old West houses have outhouses, and were public facilities available?

by | Nov 1, 2007 | Inside History

Did Old West houses have outhouses, and were public facilities available? Darwin Allen Beshirs Mulvane, Kansas Just about every private home had an outhouse or privy out back. Every store in the business district had an outhouse behind it. It wasn’t pretty. Think about the rooming houses, saloons and hotels where lots of people would answer the call of nature at all hours of the day and night. Combine that with animals pooping here and there. It’s lucky for us that Hollywood cleans it up and


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