In 1976, country music artist Loretta Lynn wrote an autobiography and memoir called Coal Miner’s Daughter with writer George Vecsey. In the book, Lynn discussed her life growing up, her marriage, and her career. During one part of Coal Miner’s Daughter, Lynn revealed the first time she used a toilet with running water “scared” her.

Loretta Lynn was scared when she used a toilet with running water
Lynn was born in Kentucky in 1932. In Coal Miner’s Daughter, Lynn describes her childhood and what it was like growing up in her community.
At one point in the book, Lynn describes an experience she had visiting Paintsville, Kentucky. During the visit, Lynn used a toilet with running water for the first time.
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“Paintsville may not look too big to outsiders, but in Johnson County it’s the biggest thing going. That’s the first place I ever saw a toilet with running water, just before I got married,” Lynn wrote.
She continued, “I went into the bus station to go to the bathroom, but when I sat down on the seat, the toilet flushed automatically. I got so scared I was gonna get flushed down I ran out of there and waited until we found a good old outhouse.”