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 https://www.andrewalexanderprice.com/blog20210907.php
+==== Cemetery ====
+== Meet The Neat Little Vehicles That Run A Cemetery ==
+Your last ride on the road will probably be in a hearse. But the last machine that moves you will be something you might have never even thought about.
+Andrew P. Collins - May 1, 2026 1:19 PM EDT
+We’ve all seen hearses. But if you’re buried after death, the hearse might not actually be the last vehicle you ever ride in (or … on). No, the final few feet you move under the power of combustion would be on a funny little purpose-built groundskeeping machine that you won’t see anywhere outside of a cemetery.
+Earlier this year, I got an email from Forest Lawn Funerals, Cremations, and Cemeteries. Pretty far outside the realm of who usually hits me up—but it made sense. The memorial park, which is in Glendale, California, hosts an annual cars-and-coffee where they shine up and showcase a fleet of beautiful classic hearses. The next one’s coming up this summer (August 9, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. … the link is for last year’s event).
+The park sent some pictures of its vehicles, and while the old hearses are certainly elegant, my curiosity was immediately piqued by the agricultural/industrial supporting machines in the background of the photos. I asked the park’s PR people if they could share more information on the dirt- and casket-moving machines maintained by the property, and I got a little download on them.
+https://www.thedrive.com/news/meet-the-neat-little-vehicles-that-run-a-cemetery
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 https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2024/07/25/wwii-the-autobahn-ike-the-interstates-and-one-mile-in-five/
+===== Wisconsin =====
+== Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin’s County Highways Are Lettered, Not Numbered ==
+The State's Road-Naming System Has Been In Place For More Than 100 Years
+Jenny Peek - November 27, 2019
+If you’ve taken a drive on one of Wisconsin’s iconic scenic roads, chances are you’ve noticed a bit of alphabet soup.
+Signs with names like BB, CV, N and SS flank Wisconsin’s county roads, and Shelly from Marshall wanted to know why.
+She asked: “Why are Wisconsin’s county roads labeled with letters instead of numbers?”
+So WPR’s WHYsconsin reached out to Daniel Fedderly, executive director of the Wisconsin County Highway Association — a nonprofit organization that represents the state’s 72 county highway and public works departments — to find out.
+https://www.wpr.org/transportation/why-wisconsins-county-roads-are-lettered-not-numbered