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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SHCEM_080608_004.JPG: Old Dutch Burying Ground
2. SHCEM_080608_016.JPG: Washington Irving
3. SHCEM_080608_089.JPG: American Revolution monument
4. SHCEM_080608_251.JPG: The location of the covered bridge that played such a pivotal part in the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" story by Washington Irving.
5. SHCEM_080608_288.JPG: Andrew Carnegie
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15. SHCEM_080608_661.JPG: American Revolution memorial
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Wikipedia Description: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York is the resting place of numerous famous figures, including Washington Irving, whose story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is set in the adjacent Old Dutch Burying Ground. Incorporated in 1849 as Tarrytown Cemetery, it posthumously honored Irving's request that it change its name to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

History:

The cemetery is a non-profit, non-sectarian burying ground of approximately 90 acres. It is contiguous with, but separate from, the church yard of the colonial-era church that was a setting for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". The Rockefeller family estate (see Kykuit), whose grounds abut Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, contains the private Rockefeller cemetery.

Several outdoor scenes from the 1970 feature film House of Dark Shadows were filmed at the cemetery's receiving vault.

Interred:

* John Dustin Archbold (1848–1916), a director of the Standard Oil Company
* Brooke Astor (1902–2007), philanthropist and socialite
* Viola Allen (1869-1948), actress
* Elizabeth Arden (1878-1966), businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire
* Vincent Astor (1891–1959), philanthropist; member of the Astor family
* Leo Baekeland (1863–1944), the father of plastic; Bakelite is named for him. The murder of his grandson's wife Barbara by his great-grandson, Tony, is told in the book Savage Grace
* Holbrook Blinn (1872–1928), American actor
* Henry E. Bliss (1870–1955), devised the Bliss library classification system
* Major Edward Bowes (1874–1946), early radio star, he hosted Major Bowes' Amateur Hour
* Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919), businessman and philanthropist. In 1918 the Carnegie Foundation established the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, now TIAA-CREF
* Louise Whitfield Carnegie (1857-1946), wife of Andrew Carnegie
* Walter Chrysler (1875–1940), businessman, commissioned the Chrysler Building
* Francis Pharcellus Church (1839–1906), editor at the New York Sun who penned the editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"
* Kent Cooper (1880–1965), influential head of the Associated Press from 1925 to 1948
* Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), landscape painter and architect; designed the now-demolished New York City Sixth Avenue elevated railroad stations
* Maud Earl (1864–1943), British-American painter of canines
* Parker Fennelly (1891-1988), American actor
* Malcolm Webster Ford (1862–1902), champion amateur athlete and journalist; brother of Paul, he took his own life after slaying his brother.
* Paul Leicester Ford (1865–1902), editor, bibliographer, novelist, and biographer; brother of Malcolm Webster Ford by whose hand he died
* Samuel Gompers (1850–1924), founder of the American Federation of Labor
* Walter S. Gurnee (1805–1903), a mayor of Chicago
* Mark Hellinger (1903–1947), primarily known as a journalist of New York theatre. The Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City is named for him; produced The Naked City, a 1948 black-and-white film noir
* Harry Helmsley (1909–1997), real estate mogul who built a company that became one of the biggest property holders in the United States, and his wife Leona Helmsley (1920-2007), in a mausoleum with a stained-glass panorama of the Manhattan skyline. Leona famously bequeathed $12 million to her dog.
* Raymond Mathewson Hood (1881–1934), architect
* Washington Irving (1783–1859), author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle"
* George Jones (1811–1891), one of the founders of the New York Times
* Ann Lohman (1812–1878) a.k.a. Madame Restell, 19th century purveyor of patent medicine and abortions
* Darius Ogden Mills (1825–1910), made a fortune during California's gold rush and expanded his wealth further through New York City real estate
* Whitelaw Reid (1837–1912), journalist and editor of the New York Tribune, Vice Presidential candidate with Benjamin Harrison in 1892, defeated by Adlai E. Stevenson I; son-in-law of D.O. Mills
* William Rockefeller (1841–1922), New York head of the Standard Oil Company
* Francis Saltus Saltus (1849-1889), American decadent poet & bohemian
* Carl Schurz (1820–1906), senator, secretary of the interior under Rutherford B. Hayes. Carl Schurz Park in New York City bears his name.
* Joseph Urban (1872–1933), architect and theatre set designer
* Henry Villard (1835–1900), railroad baron
* Oswald Garrison Villard (1872–1949), son of Henry Villard and grandson of William Lloyd Garrison; one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
* Worcester Reed Warner (1846–1929), mechanical engineer and manufacturer of telescopes
* Thomas J. Watson (1870–1955), transformed a small manufacturer of adding machines into IBM
* Hans Zinsser (1878–1940), microbiologist and a prolific author

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Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, also known as Dutch Reformed Church (Sleepy Hollow), is a 17th century church located in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States. The church and its three acre (12 ha) churchyard feature prominently in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". The churchyard is often confused with the contiguous but separate Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

History:

Frederick Philipse I, Lord of Philipse Manor, owned the vast stretch of land spanning from Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx to the Croton River. After swearing allegiance and later being granted his Manorship from the English, he began construction of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow. Although financing this project, work likely progressed slowly and was completed in 1685.

The church's walls are about two-feet thick and are composed of local fieldstone.

Cast in Holland in 1685, the tiny church bell still hangs in the open-air steeple. Engraved on the bell is a verse from Romans 8:31, “Si Deus Pro Nobis, Quis Contras Nos?,” as well as Frederick Philipse’s monogram, “VF.” This monogram also appears on the weathervane above the steeple.

The early history of the church and its members was recorded by Dirck Storm, in his book "Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh," one of the nation's most valuable historical documents.

Renovations:

Restoration in the 1960s revealed that several timbers in the roof were original. The roof's gambrel design is common to the Friesland area of the Netherlands, the area from which Frederick Philipse emigrated. Philipse and members of his family are buried in the church crypt, while others of the congregation are buried in the churchyard.

When Rt. 9 shifted from the east to the west of the church, the main entrance was moved from the south side to the west end.

The church was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.

The church and its burial ground are owned by Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns.

Notable Burials:

* Frederick Philipse (1626-1702) - formerly held 52,000 acres (210 km�) of land along the Hudson River, Philipsburg Manor; builder of the church of Sleepy Hollow
* Eleanor Van Tassel Brush (1763-1861) - one of several possible models for Katrina in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
* Catriena Ecker Van Tessel - a possible model for Katrina in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and her Revolutionary War hero husband Petrus Van Tessel
* Wolfert Acker (1667–1753), former deacon of the church, Collector of Philipsburg, and subject of Washington Irving's "Wofert's Roost." His wife Maretje Sibouts and his brother Jan Acker, the church's first deacon, was also buried here (supposedly in the church).
* Wolfert's son Syboat Acker (gravestone was one of 36 restored by the Rockefeller Family).
* Susanna Requa, first wife of Revolutionary War hero and founder of Newburgh Ferry, NY, Wolfert Ecker. Wofert is buried with his second wife in Marlborough, New York.
* Joseph Youngs (1722-1789) and Susannah Youngs, (1732-1783) - the parents of Samuel Youngs, one of several possible models for Ichabod Crane. Samuel Youngs was originally buried here but his remains were removed to Ossining's Dale Cemetery
* Abraham Martling (1743-1830) - a possible inspiration for the character of Brom Bones in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
* Dirck Storm (1630-1715) - author of "Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh," a book about the early years of the Old Dutch Church. He also served as Town Clerk in the early years of many New Amsterdam communities, including New Lots, Flatbush and Bedford, as well as Tax Collector for Frederick Philipse.
* Samuel Young (Sleepy Hollow) (1760-1839) - Friend of Washington Irving and supposed inspiration for the character of Ichabod Crane of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
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