Along the Hudson River, about an hour of New York City, is a church perched atop a small hill in a village called Sleepy Hollow. For 300 years, the ghost who haunts the churchyard has frightened locals and travelers alike.
These days, a new force distresses the residents: Tourism.
When Washington Irving immortalized the Old Dutch Church with its Headless Horseman in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” it became a literary mainstay for generations. And while the story has been a beloved shard of eerie Americana for decades, its popularity greatly increased at the turn of the century.
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