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Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Headless Horseman

— Legends & Lore —

 
 
Headless Horseman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 14, 2023
1. Headless Horseman Marker
Inscription. Tethers His Horse Nightly Among Graves In This Churchyard According To The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Author Washington Irving
 
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 63.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list.
 
Location. 41° 5.4′ N, 73° 51.695′ W. Marker is in Sleepy Hollow, New York, in Westchester County. It can be reached from North Broadway. Located inside Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 540 N Broadway, Tarrytown NY 10591, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Headless Horseman Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Union Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Dutch Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Philipsburg Manor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); “The Memorial Church of Washington Irving”
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(approx. half a mile away); Tarrytown World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sleepy Hollow.
 
Headless Horseman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jordan Romano
2. Headless Horseman Marker
Headless Horseman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 14, 2023
3. Headless Horseman Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2021, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 2,009 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on October 14, 2023, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. Photos:   1. submitted on October 14, 2023, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York.   2. submitted on April 3, 2021, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York.   3. submitted on October 14, 2023, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 26, 2026