Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Headless Horseman Bridge
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
formerly spanned this
stream at this spot.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Bridges & Viaducts • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era.
Location. 41° 5.383′ N, 73° 51.71′ W. Marker is in Sleepy Hollow, New York, in Westchester County. Marker is at the intersection of N Broadway (U.S. 9) and Sleepy Hollow Avenue, on the right when traveling north on N Broadway. Marker is located at the entrance to the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tarrytown NY 10591, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Headless Horseman (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Union Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Dutch Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Philipsburg Manor (about 700 feet away); “The Memorial Church of Washington Irving” (approx. half a mile away); Tarrytown World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Gold Star Mothers (approx. half a mile away); Korean & Viet Nam Memorial Monuments (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sleepy Hollow.
Also see . . .
1. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Wikipedia entry:
“The story is set circa 1790 in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. It tells the story of Ichabod Crane, a sycophantic, lean, lanky, and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham ‘Brom Bones’ Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer, Baltus Van Tassel. As Crane leaves a party he attended at the Van Tassel home on an autumn night, he is pursued by the Headless Horseman, who is supposedly the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot off by a stray cannonball during ‘some nameless battle’ of the American Revolutionary War, and who ‘rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head’.” (Submitted on August 10, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.)
2. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Short story by Washington Irving at Wikipedia:
“As [Ichabod Crane] approached the stream, his heart began to thump; he summoned up, however, all his resolution, gave his horse half a score of kicks in the ribs, and attempted to dash briskly across the bridge; but instead of starting forward, the perverse old animal made a lateral movement, and ran broadside against the fence. Ichabod, whose fears increased with the delay, jerked the reins on the other side, and kicked lustily with the contrary foot: it was all in vain; his steed started, it is true, but it was only to plunge to the opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes. The schoolmaster now bestowed both whip and heel upon the starveling ribs of old Gunpowder, who dashed forward, snuffling and snorting, but came to a stand just by the bridge, with a suddenness that had nearly sent his rider sprawling over his head. Just at this moment a plashy tramp by the side of the bridge caught the sensitive ear of Ichabod. In the dark shadow of the grove, on the margin of the brook, he beheld something huge, misshapen and towering. It stirred not, but seemed gathered up in the gloom, like some gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller.” (Submitted on June 28, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
3. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Cemetery website homepage (Submitted on June 28, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Additional keywords. Washington Irving
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,762 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on May 24, 2011, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. 5, 6. submitted on June 28, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 7. submitted on August 10, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 8. submitted on June 28, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 9. submitted on May 24, 2011, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. 10. submitted on April 1, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.