Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
| Sleepy Hollow Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Main entrance to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1849 |
| Location | 540 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°05′48″N 73°51′41″W / 41.0966218°N 73.8614183°W |
| Size | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| No. of interments | approx. 45,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery |
| Area | approx. 85 acres (34 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000380 |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 2009 |
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York, is the final resting place of numerous famous figures, including Washington Irving, whose 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is set in the adjacent burying ground of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow. Incorporated in 1849 as Tarrytown Cemetery, the site posthumously honored Irving's request that it change its name to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.