Sleepy Hollow, New York

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Sleepy Hollow, New York is a historic Hudson River village in Westchester County best known as the setting of Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and its associated folklore.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
settlement
village
adjacentTo Tarrytown, New York
areaCode 914
associatedWithAuthor Washington Irving
climate humid continental climate
containsGraveOf Washington Irving
country United States of America
county Westchester County, New York
daylightSavingTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
demographicCategory suburban community
distanceToNewYorkCity approximately 25 miles north of Midtown Manhattan
formerlyKnownAs Tarrytown, New York
surface form: North Tarrytown
governmentType village government
hasCemetery Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
hasFestival Halloween and Headless Horseman-themed events
hasHistoricDistrict Philipsburg Manor
surface form: Philipsburg Manor historic area
hasLandmark Headless Horseman
surface form: Headless Horseman Bridge (site)

Kingsland Point Park
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
Philipsburg Manor
Pocantico River
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
incorporatedIn late 19th century
knownFor Halloween-themed tourism
Headless Horseman folklore
being the setting of Washington Irving’s short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
historic Hudson River estates
literaryAssociation The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
surface form: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
locatedIn Hudson Valley
locatedInMetropolitanArea New York metropolitan area
locatedNear New York City
locatedNorthOf Tarrytown, New York
locatedOn Hudson River
nameChangeYear 1996
partOf town of Mount Pleasant, New York
postalCode 10591
primaryEconomicActivity residential community for New York City commuters
tourism
primaryRiver Hudson River
region Northeastern United States
religiousSite Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
state New York
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
touristSeason peak in October
transportation served by Metro-North Railroad via nearby Philipse Manor and Tarrytown stations

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Frederick Philipse III associatedWithPlace Sleepy Hollow, New York