The General Assembly is back in session and we thought it timely to post an entry about the surprising history of the "necessary" at the seat of state government. One of our archivists pieced together this account of the public privy on Capitol Square from several record collections here at the Library of Virginia. See the latest entry in the Out of the Box blog from the state’s archive at the LVA. http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/ ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html