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Trip down Memory Lane in Barton, Oregon brings stream of memories
Trip down Memory Lane in Barton, Oregon brings stream of memories This story was originally part of a photo capition contest on ActiveRain in that I created on March 27, 2010. I always thought it deserved a post of its own. Hope you enjoy it. ___ An Old Outhouse ... And Great Memories — Barton OR Deep Creek — Boring OR Now I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed about this, but the photo isn't stolen from a random Google search, I promise. This outhouse (or privy or backhouse as often called in the olden days of yore) used to be in my family. In fact, I have actually, um, personally used it for its intended purpose. (I know, I know — lucky me!) When I was a kid, my mom bought a cabin on Deep Creek in little ol' Barton, Oregon. Now mind you, we were as poor as dirt, so this cabin was pretty, well, minimalist. I loved almost everything about being here except the lack of indoor plumbing. For a kid, this place was paradise! Our full-time house cost us only $15,000 in the early 1970s, and the cabin was $6,000 in the mid-1970s, but I was so young I didn't know any better. I thought ... more
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