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.
Funeral costs. There are no set fees for funerals. Costs vary, depending on the cemetery or crematorium and the funeral director used. There are also variations in the cost of caskets and coffins and in the cost of grave plots. Much of the expense of a burial is associated with the burial plot. Depending on the cemetery, a single grave can cost from $2970 to $4800, plus an opening fee of $1485. In country areas where cemetery land is not so scarce, a plot will be cheaper. Labour costs are involved in opening and closing the grave and maintaining it.