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What to see in America . The Old Dutch Church at Sleepy Hollow New York State 83. PoPELOPEN Bridge can identify the spot where Ichabod Crane came to griefwhen pursued by the headless horseman. On a near-byknoll is a little Dutch church erected about 1690, one ofthe quaintest and best preserved historic buildings on thiscontinent. Its wallsare two feet till after theRevolution was Eng-lish substituted forDutch in the serv-ices. Irving isburied in the church-yard. Among othergraves of interest isthat of Captain JohnBuckout, who at thetime he died could count two hundred and forty child
What to see in America . The Old Dutch Church at Sleepy Hollow New York State 83. PoPELOPEN Bridge can identify the spot where Ichabod Crane came to griefwhen pursued by the headless horseman. On a near-byknoll is a little Dutch church erected about 1690, one ofthe quaintest and best preserved historic buildings on thiscontinent. Its wallsare two feet till after theRevolution was Eng-lish substituted forDutch in the serv-ices. Irving isburied in the church-yard. Among othergraves of interest isthat of Captain JohnBuckout, who at thetime he died could count two hundred and forty children and grandchildren— a fact graven large on his tombstone. The Hudson attains its greatest w^idth, four miles, atHaverstraw Bay. On the west shore here is an almostcontinuous row of the rough, widespreading sheds used bybrickmakers. x4t the north end of the Bay, Stony Pointthrusts its rugged headland out from the western side, andnarrows the stream to a half njile. It was captured by theBritish June 1, 1779, and recaptured six weeks later in afierce midnight assault by Mad
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