Sleepy Hollow: A Cemetery Both Literary and Spiritual

An angel at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

An angel at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

With plenty of visitors headed to Sleepy Hollow to hear a rendition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at the Old Dutch Church, the cemetery is a logical stop for a Halloween visit. The calming cemetery sculptures mix with interesting historical names and monuments to the dead that just might be bringing the world of our ancestors a little closer to the world of us at this time of year.

—Lori Tripoli

Washington Irving's gravestone in Sleepy Hollow (Tarrytown), N.Y. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

Washington Irving’s gravestone in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

Cemetery art in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Photo credit: L. Tripoli

Cemetery art in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Photo credit: L. Tripoli

Chrysler mausoleum, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Photo credit: L. Tripoli

Chrysler mausoleum, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Photo credit: L. Tripoli

Grave of Samuel Gompers, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Photo credit: L. Tripoli

Grave of Samuel Gompers, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Photo credit: L. Tripoli

"Gloria in excelsis deo," Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Photo credit: L. Tripoli

“Gloria in excelsis deo,” Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Photo credit: L. Tripoli

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