Sunday, September 29, 2013

Sleepy Hollow and Philipsburg Manor by Adrian

It has been five years since we last visited Sleepy Hollow and Philipsburg Manor (2007). The are several new things included is this blog that we did not had the chance to explore during the previous trip.

Welcome sign of Sleepy Hollow (It does not look like the one from new series from FOX)
 The Old Dutch Church was opened to the public this time. 

Old Dutch Church
Reenactor portraying Dominie Guiliam Bertholf the first pastor of the church at the entrance
Church Organ added about few years back
Pulpit on raised platform (Family members of Frederick Philipse were buried underneath the communion table)
Washington Irving's tomb
Is this headless Houseman or Headless Jackie (Serene's cousin)?
Philipsburg Manor House (No pictures are allowed inside the house)
Water powered gristmill
Gristmill grinder stone (Notice the wear on the stone)
Gristmill crankshaft
Finished products (flours)
Reenactor explaining the garden herbs and its benefits
According to the Ole Wive's tale the smell of lavender eases headache 
Potato brine helps cure burn and other cuts
Entrance to the barn
Reenact-or explaining how flax is processed to be linen (Important material for clothing during the 1700's)
Barn and plantation tools
I learned something new today. Plantation in the south includes cotton, tobacco (mostly non-food) but in the north they were mostly for food (wheat, dairy, rice, fish, baked goods and etc ). Overall, it was a good Sunday outing.

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