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Hearse Shed
This Hearse Shed was constructed in the early 1800’s and stood next to a graveyard on Bootland Hill in Newton, New Hampshire. It was used for many years to house the hearse of this small New England village. |
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Before the mid-1800’s, hearses were seldom used for funerals. Pall bearers either carried
the coffin by hand all of the way to the cemetary or the coffin was transported on a flatbed wagon.
Hearses were usually owned by the community and were stored in a shed like this one.