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 Costs. Cemetery charges are based upon on what is owned and prepaid. Burial plots range from $1,200 to $3,000; a vault or grave liner (cement enclosure), will range in price from $700 to $3,700 and lastly, opening and closing the grave can cost from $1,400 to $3,500.raditional Funeral and Burial Costs. Funeral costs vary depending on what your specific needs are or family wishes. Today the average cost of a traditional funeral can start at $7,200 up to $15,000.