I hadn't paid much attention to the invitation and thought we would be in Scarsdale, because that's where our motel reservations had been booked.  It was such a pleasant surprise to discover that the wedding venue was in Tarrytown which is directly adjacent to Sleepy Hollow. Washington Irving lived in Tarrytown during his youth.

Before we did any real sight seeing Sandra wanted to walk the quaint street of Tarrytown, looking at the quaint stores and she discovered a quaint tea room where we had a quaint lunch with a teapot under a cozy. It was hardly a filling meal, but Sandra enjoyed it.                                                                                   (quaint redundancy is intentional)

Dessert, however, made the stop delightful

One of the more famous landmarks in Tarrytown is the Old Dutch Church. Built in 1697 it is the second oldest standing church in New York and the 15th oldest building. The church's cemetary is adjacent to the Sleepy Hollow cemetary, but they are separate entities.

Below is the sign at the entrance to the cemetery and the marker for the cemetery's most famous permanent resident.

Headless Horseman Bridge "Over a deep black part of the stream, not far from the church, was formerly thrown a wooden bridge; the road that led to it, and the bridge itself, were thickly shaded by overhanging trees, which cast a gloom about it, even in the daytime; but occasioned a fearful darkness at night. This was one of the favorite haunts of the headless horseman; and the place where he was most frequently encountered. -The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving" (Obviously this is not the original bridge but it is the location where the bridge was "formerly thrown.")

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