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Nevada City, Montana: Two-Story Outhouse

A whole street of ramshackle old west storefronts; the outhouse is behind the hotel. Nicknamed "Big John" by the irreverent.

Nevada City Hotel

Address:
Brewery St., Nevada City, MT
Directions:
Behind the Nevada City Hotel, which is on the north side of Hwy 287, 1.5 miles west of Virginia City.
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2-story outhouse.

Two-story Outhouse

When we visited Nevada City, we saw "Big John". It was a tall, two-story privy behind an old hotel. On hot summer days, when the wind was not blowing, it was called "Big Bad John".

[Herbert Cairnes, 01/03/1999]

July 2015: Photo added.


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