Washington Irving was born just as the news reached New York City: The war with England was over. To celebrate, his mother named him after the victorious American general. When he was a boy of 6, ...

The Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow had stood for more than a century before Washington Irving immortalized it and brought it to the world’s attention in 1820 with his story of The Headless Horseman ...

Americana Theatre Company is bringing Washington Irving’s haunting tale to life with a one-man performance of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", scheduled for Oct. 29 through Nov. 2 at Historic Union ...

This lunette, one of twenty-two along the second floor corridor, depicts Missouri pioneer Kit Carson shaking the hand of Washington Irving who has just stopped at the Arrow Rock Tavern on his famous ...