Off of Indian River Drive in Brevard County, Florida, there used to be a church. It was built in the late 1800's, and it played a huge part in the community in which it stood. It was used for prayer, of course; but it was also was used as a school, a public hall, a polling station, and even an observation tower during WW II.

Many people passed through this church's doors during its time, and many of those people needed to poop. Therefore church officials erected an outhouse in the church's backyard--a four-seater. Over the years, the church changed hands, and so did the outhouse. But while the community continued to need a church, progress rendered the outhouse behind it obsolete. The outhouse faded into a forgotten mass of planks, rendered useless through decades of neglect.

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This month, though, the remains of the outhouse are going to take a little trip. Historians interested in the outhouse have decided to move its remains and restore it to its heyday, as a reminder that once upon a time, there was no flush button. With the help of The Durable Restoration Company, the outhouse will now be a public reminder of yesteryear [2].

Debbie Coles is Brevard County's Natural Resources environmental program manager, and she thinks the outhouse will be interesting to children who have no idea what an outhouse is. "I think the kids take it for granted that they can flush," she remarked, "and they don't have to think about where it goes."

I think this is nice. The multiple-butt outhouse is indeed a piece of Americana whose time has come and gone; and to see younger generations contemplate one, wondering how it must be to loaf one out next to another person, would be interesting. My only question is, if this was the only outhouse behind the church, what difference did one or four seats matter to a two-sex species? I'd be curious to see if this is mentioned in the little plaque that will most likely sit in front of it once completed.