Headless Horseman Bridge NY
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Description: The Headless Horseman Bridge in Sleepy Hollow, New York, is a site steeped in American folklore, famously immortalized in Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." This bridge, which spans the Pocantico River, is said to be the haunting ground of the spectral Headless Horseman, a Hessian soldier who lost his head to a cannonball during the Revolutionary War. The tale recounts the eerie pursuit of the schoolteacher Ichabod Crane by the ghostly rider, culminating in a terrifying chase across the bridge. While the original wooden bridge no longer exists, a modern replica stands nearby, drawing countless visitors intrigued by the legend and the atmospheric charm of Sleepy Hollow, a village that embraces its haunted heritage with annual events and a rich historical ambiance.