Old Dutch Cemetery Tombstones
by Colleen Kammerer
Title
Old Dutch Cemetery Tombstones
Artist
Colleen Kammerer
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Photograph - Fine Art Photography
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Old Dutch Cemetery Tombstones - Fine Art Photography by Colleen Kammerer
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The famous cemetery where the headless horseman from Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" rises up from the graveyard.
The early pioneers selected a spot on the Pocantico, near its junction with the Hudson River, for the site of “The Old Dutch Church of the Manor of Phillipsburgh.” They were from Holland, and knew nothing of either the English language, laws or customs. They commenced burying their dead as early as 1650 in “The Old Dutch Grave Yard,” with which they surrounded the church building. Many of the headstones which they erected remain, but they bear inscriptions in a language which has become obsolete. (from the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery website)
"His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of the church." ~ Washington Irving
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November 4th, 2015
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