Hudson River Valley: Sleepy Hollow

We explored the town of Sleepy Hollow in the morning. We started at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and Old Dutch Church. It was a beautiful cemetery and the light drizzle added to the moodiness. We paid a visit to Washington Irving's grave of course. (The cemetery is also the burial place for Andrew Carnegie, Walter Chrysler, William Rockefeller, and Elizabeth Arden.)

Sleepy Hollow reminded me and Ben of our visit to Prince Edward Island and the Anne of Green Gables sites. We walked through the forest that Anne Shirley walked with her kindred spirit Diana Barry. And then we would have to remind ourselves that Anne and Diana didn't actually exist. They didn't actually walk there and live there. And Ichabod Crane didn't actually seek refuge from the headless horseman in this cemetery. Because Ichabod Crane was a fictional character. Right?

But it was fun to see where Irving drew his inspiration for the story.

Headless Horseman Bridge. Not the original of course. Because it no longer exists. And because the headless horseman wasn't real. Or was he?

We stopped by Philipsburg Manor which was a farming, milling, and trading center in the 18th century.