Running by February, 1893 and ready for road trials by September, 1893 the car built by Charles and Frank Duryea, brothers, was the first gasoline powered car in America. The first run on public roads was made on September 21, 1893 in Springfield, MA. They had purchased a used horse drawn buggy for $70 and installed a 4 HP, single cylinder gasoline engine. The car (buggy) had a friction transmission, spray carburetor and low tension ignition.
A burial plot in a public cemetery: The average cost for a single burial plot is $200 to $2,000. Rural cemeteries fall within the lower end of the range, while urban cemeteries are in the upper end of the range, as land is at a premium. Plots for infants and children are less expensive.
Cemetery charges-Costs vary among cemeteries. Grave costs will vary in price, depending on the cemetery and location. Interment fees (the charge by the cemetery to open and close the grave) generally range from $900.00 to $1600.00, and interment of cremated remains ranges from $800.00 to $1300.00.ervices with the body present for viewing and/or services that culminate in burial of the body require that a casket be purchased. A rental casket can be used if cremation follows the visitation or funeral. A rental casket is available in solid oak with a cremation liner for $1060.00.