Archive 001 / Places of the Hollow
The Old Dutch Church
Few think to ask what stood here before the legend. Or what might remain beneath it.
Historical Site · Record Status: IncompleteOpen record : Archive 001 — The Old Dutch ChurchHorseman Rising / A collection in preparation
Every place holds a story. Some keep a secret.
Records collected by an unidentified archivist investigating the history, folklore, people, and unusual occurrences of Sleepy Hollow and the surrounding Pocantico Hills.
The landscape of the novel
Seven stones. A forgotten covenant. A landscape that remembers.
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Six numbered records. Explore Places of the Hollow and Pages from the Past.
Archive 001 / Places of the Hollow
Few think to ask what stood here before the legend. Or what might remain beneath it.
Historical Site · Record Status: IncompleteOpen record : Archive 001 — The Old Dutch ChurchArchive 002 / Places of the Hollow
Some places are inherited through deeds and legal documents. Others are inherited in ways no document can adequately describe.
Private Property / Historical Family Holding · Record Status: OngoingOpen record : Archive 002 — Ashwood FarmArchive 003 / Places of the Hollow
There are places in the Hollow that announce themselves through their histories. Swan Lake asks for nothing of the sort.
Landscape / Historical Site · Record Status: Under ObservationOpen record : Archive 003 — Swan LakeArchive 004 / Places of the Hollow
Not all the dead of Sleepy Hollow are said to ride horseback. Some remain where they fell.
Geological Formation / Folklore Site · Record Status: DisputedOpen record : Archive 004 — Raven RockArchive 005 / Places of the Hollow
Water has a way of remembering its course. Long after roads are laid, boundaries drawn, and names changed, a spring continues to find its way through the earth.
Historical Folklore Site / Woodland Spring · Record Status: FragmentaryOpen record : Archive 005 — Hulda's GlenArchive 006 / Pages from the Past
The book bears no title. But woven among these accounts is another subject. One she appears to have concealed from nearly everyone around her.
Private Historical Manuscript · Record Status: Restricted / Partial TranscriptionOpen record : Archive 006 — The Journal of Margriet Van Tassel