Buggy Barn Museum
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The Buggy Barn Museum is located Just outside Blanco, Texas. Who knew! The place is really cool. It's like taking a step back in time. Here's what the Internet say:
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the horse--drawn carriage was king. Carriages, designed for comfort and elegance, were reserved for the rich or businesses, such as funeral homes. A public passenger vehicle was called a stagecoach; working four-wheeled vehicles were wagons; and two-wheeled vehicles were carts. But the general terminology for all of these horse-drawn vehicles is “buggy.” Buggies started to disappear as steam engines began to generate interest. Steam power quickly won the battle against animal power and buggies have all but vanished from general use.
Inside there are more than 100 buggies, carriages, and wagons for you to look at -- up close and personal.
The Hearse came from Europe. In the 1860s, it would have been drawn by either two or four black horses, and was known as the Black Brigade. The one on display here is fairly elaborate and most likely was reserved for royalty.
The 1903 Studebaker, the largest of the Rockaway Carriages, had glass enclosures and could carry six passengers.
The Canadian-made Jump Seat Buggy could be configured in two ways -- either with two rows of seats or the front seat could be folded down and the main seat would slide forward over the jump seat, giving the driver more comfort.
Work wagons
There are also many larger wagons outside, including a stagecoach and a Conestoga wagon. The Conestoga wagon was first built by Mennonite-German settlers near the Conestoga River Valley in Lancaster, Pa., in the mid-1700s. These wagons were heavily used in the westward expansion of the United States, because of their load capability.
Buggy Barn Museum
Happy Fence Friday!!
HFF!!
The Buggy Barn Museum is located Just outside Blanco, Texas. Who knew! The place is really cool. It's like taking a step back in time. Here's what the Internet say:
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the horse--drawn carriage was king. Carriages, designed for comfort and elegance, were reserved for the rich or businesses, such as funeral homes. A public passenger vehicle was called a stagecoach; working four-wheeled vehicles were wagons; and two-wheeled vehicles were carts. But the general terminology for all of these horse-drawn vehicles is “buggy.” Buggies started to disappear as steam engines began to generate interest. Steam power quickly won the battle against animal power and buggies have all but vanished from general use.
Inside there are more than 100 buggies, carriages, and wagons for you to look at -- up close and personal.
The Hearse came from Europe. In the 1860s, it would have been drawn by either two or four black horses, and was known as the Black Brigade. The one on display here is fairly elaborate and most likely was reserved for royalty.
The 1903 Studebaker, the largest of the Rockaway Carriages, had glass enclosures and could carry six passengers.
The Canadian-made Jump Seat Buggy could be configured in two ways -- either with two rows of seats or the front seat could be folded down and the main seat would slide forward over the jump seat, giving the driver more comfort.
Work wagons
There are also many larger wagons outside, including a stagecoach and a Conestoga wagon. The Conestoga wagon was first built by Mennonite-German settlers near the Conestoga River Valley in Lancaster, Pa., in the mid-1700s. These wagons were heavily used in the westward expansion of the United States, because of their load capability.