Hearse House & Caretakers' Museum

Hearse House & Caretakers' Museum (HM1EMQ)

Location: Lynchburg, VA 24501
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 24.91', W 79° 9.506'

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This museum tells the story of the care of the cemetery's grounds and gravemarkers over the past 200 years. On display is an elegant horse-drawn hearse used by Lynchburg's W.D. Diuguid Funeral Directors in the late 1800's and early 1900's. A simple horse-drawn wagon was also used in this graveyard to transport coffins and work tools. Even after the City of Lynchburg employed a full-time superintendent of the cemetery in 1866, maintenance was often sporadic and equipment was very primitive. An additional exhibit featuring tombstone carvers and gravemarkers found throughout the cemetery reflects the diversity of citizens buried here.
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 12:49am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 662967 N 4142521
Decimal Degrees37.41516667, -79.15843333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 24.91', W 79° 9.506'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 24' 54.60" N, 79° 9' 30.36" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1513 Fifth St, Lynchburg VA 24501, US
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