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To: mtbopfuyn
The famous Sleepy Hollow of Washington Irving's story was never officially named Sleepy Hollow while he was alive, but was located in a Dutch settlement called Beekmantown near Tarrytown, NY.

In 1997 the residents of North Tarrytown, NY voted to rename their community Sleepy Hollow in honor of Irving.

This Concord, NH Sleepy Hollow is unconnected to Irving.

12 posted on 06/27/2006 8:16:46 AM PDT by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: wideawake; mtbopfuyn

The Old Dutch Church & Cemetary National Historic Landmark.

24 posted on 06/27/2006 8:25:22 AM PDT by presidio9 ("Bird Flu" is the new Y2K virus -only without the inconvenient deadline.)
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