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Philipsburg Manner at Sleepy Hollow, NY (September 2009)

Philipsburg Manor is a National Historic Landmark consisting of an historic house, a water mill and a trading site located in Sleepy Hollow, New York at the confluence of the Pocantico and Hudson Rivers. It is now operated as a non-profit museum by Historic Hudson Valley. The manor dates from 1693 when Frederick Philipse of Yonkers was granted a charter for 52,000 acres on the Hudson River by William and Mary of England. The Philipses, a family of Anglo-Dutch merchants, rented land to tenant farmers of diverse European backgrounds and relied upon a community of 23 African slaves to operate the complex. It leaves blight on New York history that Frederick and his son Adolph shipped hundreds of African slaves across the Atlantic to work at Philipsburg Manor. Philipsburg Manor was built as a plantation for the Atlantic sea trade and as headquarters for a world shipping. The manor served as a farm and consists of a 300-year-old stone manor house, a working water-powered grist mill, a millpond, an 18th century barn, a slave garden and a reconstructed tenant farm house. Costumed interpreters re-enact life in pre-Revolutionary times, doing chores, including shelling beans, working flax into linen, milking the cows and grinding grain in the grist mill. A visit to Philipsburg Manor is an interesting way to experience how people lived in the Hudson Valley 300 years ago.
Philipsburg Manor at Sleepy Hollow, NY cover page.
Philipsburg Manor at Sleepy Hollow, NY cover page.		 Map of the Hudson Valley showing Sleepy Hollow.
Map of the Hudson Valley showing Sleepy Hollow.		 Bridge leading to the gristmill and wharf of Philipsburg Manor.
Bridge leading to the gristmill and wharf of Philipsburg Manor.		 Looking across the wooden-planked bridge.
Looking across the wooden-planked bridge.
The the gristmill is on the left, the manor house is on the right.
The the gristmill is on the left, the manor house is on the right.		 View of the gristmill and the water wheel that powers it.
View of the gristmill and the water wheel that powers it.		 Close-up of the water wheel.
Close-up of the water wheel.		 The Philipses had to dam up the river to construct the flume that directs the water towards the mill.
The Philipses had to dam up the river to construct the flume that directs the water towards the mill.
Interior of the gristmill with its massive stones which grind the grain.
Interior of the gristmill with its massive stones which grind the grain.		 This costumed interpreter was giving a tour of the mill.
This costumed interpreter was giving a tour of the mill.		 The mill required constant maintenance in the 18th century, just as it does now.
The mill required constant maintenance in the 18th century, just as it does now.		 The ground grist flows down this shaft into the open box below.
The ground grist flows down this shaft into the open box below.
View of the water wheel from inside the gristmill with the wooden-planked bridge in the background.
View of the water wheel from inside the gristmill with the wooden-planked bridge in the background.		 This man inside the gristmill was building barrels, probably as dairy and butter casks.
This man inside the gristmill was building barrels, probably as dairy and butter casks.		 Close-up of the 300-year-old stone manor house.
Close-up of the 300-year-old stone manor house.		 That is the gristmill behind the manor house.
That is the gristmill behind the manor house.
A small stone house on the manor property that was probably used for doing chores.
A small stone house on the manor property that was probably used for doing chores.		 Interior of the small stone house with a fireplace, cooking pots, tables and baskets.
Interior of the small stone house with a fireplace, cooking pots, tables and baskets.		 These costumed lady interpreters were exhibiting some of the vegetables grown at the manor.
These costumed lady interpreters were exhibiting some of the vegetables grown at the manor.		 There were yams, maze, grains and different types of squash. Some vegetables originated from Africa or from the Caribbean.
There were yams, maze, grains and different types of squash. Some vegetables originated from Africa or from the Caribbean.
This pot over an open fire was a reenactment of how they lived in the 17th and 18th centuries at Philipsburg Manor.
This pot over an open fire was a reenactment of how they lived in the 17th and 18th centuries at Philipsburg Manor.		 Close-up of the iron pot over the open fire.
Close-up of the iron pot over the open fire.		 I accepted a challenge from this farm hand in the barn, and milked the cow!
I accepted a challenge from this farm hand in the barn, and milked the cow!		 Please ignore the cow dung in this photo!
Please ignore the cow dung in this photo!
This costumed interpreter outside of the small stone house probably represents an enslaved African working at Philipsburg Manor.
This costumed interpreter outside of the small stone house probably represents an enslaved African working at Philipsburg Manor.		 Close-up of the costumed lady dressed in 18th century clothing.
Close-up of the costumed lady dressed in 18th century clothing.		 These friendly ladies bode us farewell as we left Philipsburg Manor.
These friendly ladies bode us farewell as we left Philipsburg Manor.

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Guest 19-Oct-2009 05:16
Very nice gallery Taboo. I grew up right near Sleepy Hollow and it is wonderful to see it is still going strong as a historic sight. You photographed it well. I wonder if they still have the old house they made the candles in. Great job. Vote :)
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