Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
- Address: 540 N Broadway
- Vicinity: Harwood Ave
- Village of Sleepy Hollow in Mount Pleasant, NY
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1848/00/00 | Washington Irving | Developer | Captain Jacob Storm and Washington Irving originate the idea for a new cemetery for the villages of Tarrytown and North Tarrytown. Captain Jacob Storm buys the land for the Tarrytown Cemetery in 1948. | |||
| 1849/00/00 | Tarrytown Cemetery officially opens. | |||||
| 1859/12/01 | Washington Irving | In Memoriam | Washington Irving is buried under a simple headstone at Sleepy Hollow cemetery. | |||
| 1906/04/11 | Francis Pharcellus Church | Died | Francis Pharcellus Church dies in New York City. He is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, New York. | |||
| 1910/01/03 | Darius Ogden Mills | Died | Darius Ogden Mills dies at his estate (lost) in Millbrae, California. Darius Ogden Mills is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York. | |||
| 1919/08/14 | Andrew Carnegie | In Memoriam | After an intimate funeral ceremony at Shadow Brook Farm, Andrew Carnegie is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. | |||
| 1920/04/21 | James Wright Markoe | In Memoriam | The corpse of James W Markoe is placed in a receiving vault at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, NY. | |||
| 1920/04/28 | James Wright Markoe | In Memoriam | Dr James Wright Markoe is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. |
| Particulars for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Historic Use | Cemetery |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Owner | Private |
| Landscape Style | Rural Cemetery |
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