Antoine Papineau & The Privie
During
my time in Montreal, I visited the Museum of Archaeology & History
and remnants exhibit underground - the 'digs' and much to my surprise
found a Papineau toilet! Yes, a very early French settler had built two
buildings around 1800 on the site of Fort Ville-Marie and his 'privie'
had been found on top of the first Catholic cemetery and is on display.
His name was Antoine and he was a cooper. I believe you can visit and
see this today still.
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