Washington Irving
& Ichabod Crane
(Currently on View in the circa 1850 Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse)
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Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
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" ...I have known J. Merwin, Esq....for about a 3rd of a century, & believe him to be a man of honor and integrity and that he is the same person celebrated in the writings of the Hon. Washington Irving under the character of Ichabod Crane...." --Martin Van Buren, 1846
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Washington Irving [miniature mannikin from the CCHS Permanent Collection]
" ...I have known J. Merwin, Esq....for about a 3rd of a century, & believe him to be a man of honor and integrity and that he is the same person celebrated in the writings of the Hon. Washington Irving under the character of Ichabod Crane...."                                                                                                                                 --Martin Van Buren, 1846
Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow" character 'Ichabod Crane' was patterned after the original Columbia County Schoolteacher, Jesse Merwin--hence the schoolhouse name.
 
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