Tag: Headless Horseman

The fieldstone Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow with its gambrel roof and white belfry, surrounded by old gravestones on a sunny lawn

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and Old Dutch Burying Ground, NY: The Headless Horseman Legend and the Record

November 12, 2026 admin Northeast Haunted Cemeteries

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and the Old Dutch Burying Ground sit beside a real church that inspired a famous story. This guide separates the documented history from the legend.

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