Historic Hudson Valley
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Slavery in the Colonial North
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Women Who Shaped The Region
People Not Property
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Halloween in Sleepy Hollow Country
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Kofi’s Fire: A Spark of Resistance
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Holiday Inspiration
How Washington Irving Introduced Americans to Santa Claus
Who Really Invented Christmas: Washington Irving or Charles Dickens?
Words of Inspiration: Quotes from ‘A Christmas Carol’
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Meet the Father of American Literature
The Great American Ghost Story: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Birthdays in the Circle of Washington Irving
Washington Irving and the Gothic Literature Movement