Old Dutch Church, Where Were You during the Revolution?

Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

The Old Dutch Church in North Tarrytown, N.Y. (now known as Sleepy Hollow) was closed during the American revolution situated, as it was, in the buffer zone between British New York City and Patriots in part farther North. Described as “neutral ground,” the area was prone to attack by opposing sides.

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—Lori Tripoli

The Old Dutch Church in Tarrytown (Sleepy Hollow), N.Y., predates the United States. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

The Old Dutch Church in North Tarrytown (Sleepy Hollow), N.Y., predates the United States.
Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

 

The graveyard at the Old Dutch Church in Tarrytown (Sleepy Hollow), N.Y. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

The graveyard at the Old Dutch Church in North Tarrytown (Sleepy Hollow), N.Y.
Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

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