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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

My time at Sleepy Hollow was cut off by an icy rain storm but at least I kept my head.

By The Taphotourist

No man may him hide

From Death hollow-eyed

― John Skelton

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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is nearly 90 acres of twisting branches, meandering paths, and monumental family plots. The bridge where Ichabod Crane met his fate (or at least learned to never return home) is no more, though the original colonial-era Dutch Burying Ground of the headless Hessian still stands.

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Over 40,000 individuals are located in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery laying in permanent company of rolling hills, the Hudson and Pocantico Rivers, as well as several New York tycoons, congressmen, and Washington Irving himself.

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American architects and sculptors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries created many of the headstones and mausoleums.

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Sleepy Hollow is one of the few cemeteries in the U.S. to offer a natural burial option in virtually untouched grounds. Biodegradable, natural materials are used for caskets, shrouds, and urns in addition to traditional and vaulted options.

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Scenes from House of Dark Shadows were filmed in Sleepy Hollow's receiving vault.

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Footnotes

I have a great love for cemeteries and the various kinds of graves around the world

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FootNotes

I have a great love for cemeteries and the various kinds of graves around the world

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