The Legend of Sleep Hollow is a book written by Washington Irving in 1820 about the headless horseman and Ichabod Crane. The setting? ...In a secluded glen of Sleepy Hollow, New York. (oooooooooo <----Make your own ghost sounds here, to increase spookiness of story). It so happens to be that THE original village of Sleepy Hollow is a real place, and it is only a 35 minute train ride North of Manhattan. Being the month of October, Jamie and I decided to explore Washington Irving's legend. We took a Metro-North train trip to Sleepy Hollow, NY. It was a very fun Halloween adventure. This town (which they actually call a village) celebrates Halloween like no other. Well, you can imagine, being the birthplace of the legend of Sleepy Hollow. We walked to the Philipsburg manor, which was a wheat mill in Sleepy Hollow in the 18th century. The pictures posted below of the Fall trees, the bridge, the old lanterns, and mill are all taken at Philipsburg Manor.
Next we walked across the street to the Sleepy Hollow cemetery (spooky, right?). This was an incredible cemetery with gravestones dating back to the 1700s! We saw Washington Irving's gravestone, among other famous Sleepy Hollow natives, such as Andrew Carnegie (Carnegie Hall) and John D. Rockefeller. Even though the weather was rainy, it was a very fun, festive afternoon. We even had a headless horseman sighting (he happened to be wearing blue jeans and a jacket just like mine)!
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That is awesome! Look at all the fun you two are having...I'm super jealous. Miss you guys!
your an idiot derek! (just kidding, how did you do that?)
Wow! You are amazing Derek to get a picture of a headless something?!?! What a cool place to visit. Love the setting. We may need to put that on our agenda for our next visit. If Ben/Tanelle end up out there would Addie enjoy the village or is there anything for little kids there?
Umm great pics but wouldn't it have been scarier in the dark?
I think it sounds great! There is NOTHING that cool in Logan or the surrounding areas. the Headless Horseman picture is really cool, how did you do that??
Congrats on your new job Jamie, we've been praying and hoping for you. Hope it all goes well.
Yeah...Still coveting that you get to live back east during autumn...
It was simple, I just put my head in my jacket, what do you mean how did I do it? Just kidding, you mean the color? On our computer, iPhoto (the picture organizing program on Mac) has a function to change the color of the photo to black/white, sepia, etc. It was a very fun weekend. There was a lot happening for kids at the Philipsburg Manor. If anyone is ever in NY during the month of October, we highly recommend it.
Oh man! This looks like loads of good times. Fun fun!
I love all the fun stuff that you guys are doing while you're out there! Miss ya!
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