Washington Irving wrote of a little valley, an enchanted region, known as Sleepy Hollow. It was a place where you could hear astonishing tales ... of ghosts and goblins, of haunted fields and brooks and bridges, and, in particular, of a terrible Headless Horseman who raced along dark roads in the dead of night and tethered his steed in the cemetery of the Old Dutch Church. Sleepy Hollow is part of the Town of Mount Pleasant. formerly "North Tarrytown.," The Old Dutch Church, A National Historic Landmark, is the oldest church in New York State. A colonial Dutch-style stone church, nestled on a knoll beside present-day Route 9 in Sleepy Hollow, it actually dates from 1685 and was built for Frederick Philipse, the Lord of the Manor of Philipsburg. The "legend" is maintained today by The Friends of the Old Dutch Church Burying Grounds who provide tours, perform readings, and other events surrounding this historic site. Courtesy of the Rockefeller legacy, you can even travel down the old carriage paths that were on the route of the original Albany Post Road (east of the church), and visit the Horseman's Bridge.