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the independence of america and
entered the war as its ally.

including, crosby, stills, and
nash have returned to play here.

in new york state,

freedom has always been
hard fought and won.

some of the most
important battles

in the american
revolutionary war

took place on new york soil.

an obelisk in
the town of victory

celebrates two of the biggest.

it was here in the fall of 1777

where british forces surrendered
in the battles of saratoga.

afterwards, france
finally recognized

original woodstock musicians

four sides hold statues
three of the obelisk』s

that honor the generals
that led the american advance:

horatio gates, daniel morgan
and phillip schuyler.

schuyler lived nearby
in this farmhouse.

during the war, british troops
occupied the site

and burned his original house
to the ground.

but after the war, schuyler
later salvaged what he could

and rebuilt his farmhouse
in just 29 days.

saratoga lies on
the hudson river.

but henry hudson never made it
this far north.

the greatest musical event
of all time: woodstock.

just three years
short of his goal.

but even incomplete,
remains

artistic treasures.
one of new york state』s

50 miles to the southeast,

another piece of
the hudson river valley

has been transformed
into art space.

these rolling hills
used to be farmland

until half a million
concert-goers

descended on them
in august 1969

for what』s been called

his last stop was a place on
the river now known as albany,

performances by jimi hendrix,

janis joplin and
the grateful dead

drew so many concert-goers

that new york state governor
nelson rockefeller

used the national guard
to airlift in supplies.

35 years after
the historic event,

the site of the concert

was turned into the bethel woods
center for the arts.

today, its amphitheatre
holds 15,000 people,

just 3% of the attendance
at woodstock.

with its abundant
forests and streams,

new skete was originally
started in 1966

when a small group
of monks broke away

from the franciscan brotherhood

and formed their own monastery.

three years later,
eight nuns followed,

establishing their own
practice nearby.

later, a few
married couples arrived

and formed a third religious
community in the area.

new skete broke away from the
roman catholic church in 1979

and is now part of
the orthodox church.

each day revolves around
intense monastic practice.

live in this
picturesque setting.

finding sites for peaceful
contemplation in new york state

has never been hard.

turned back at albany in 1609
if henry hudson hadn』t

and had followed
the hudson river to its source,

he would have ended up here.

this is the largest area
of protected wilderness

in the continental
united states.

the adirondack park covers
6.1 million acres,

one fifth of new york state.

it』s nearly eight times the size
of california』s yosemite.

on the back of a postcard.

the new york state capital.

dutch fur traders

first established
a settlement here in 1614.

today, albany is
the second oldest chartered city

in the united states.

at the city center lies
the empire state plaza,

home to the more than 10,000
employees that run the state,

as well as the state library
and museum.

governor nelson rockefeller
is said

to have first sketched
the original plan for the plaza

sadly, fite died here in 1976
from an accidental rock fall,

its two billion dollar
price tag,

marble facade and stark design

have drawn criticism ever since
it was finished in 1979.

upstate new york has long been
a popular haunt for weekenders.

but its forests are also home

to those seeking
more permanent solitude.

from the air,
unless you』re looking

it would be hard to know
that they』re even here.

this is a place
called "new skete."

three separate but
united communities

the highest green building
rating possible today.

walkways and native plants
it』s a suspended ribbon of

that weaves its way down
the city』s west side.

thousands use it every day.

today, green space in new york
is also sky high.

the second tallest building
in new york city

is also its greenest skyscraper.

insulated floor-to-ceiling
glass walls

and a rainwater
collection system

have helped enable
the bank of america tower

to become the first skyscraper
in the world

to receive platinum leed status,

into "the high line."
now they』ve been transformed

green skyscrapers are
the latest addition

rich architectural heritage.
to new york』s

most unique structures
but many of the state』s

require a trip upstate.

the banks of
new york』s hudson river

can best be explored by air.

a 2-seater helicopter
lifts off over the valley.

below, the houses and estates

most illustrious names.
of some of america』s

john d. rockefeller,
once america』s richest man,

is still in operation.

and then beat out
his competitors,

including his own father,
one by one.

by the 1840s,

vanderbilt was the largest
employer in the united states

and soon bought up railroads
and shipping companies

that reached all the way
to california.

modern ferries still ply
vanderbilt』s old routes.

today, the staten island ferry

carries 21 million
passengers a year.

on the hudson
vanderbilt』s old rail line

built this six-story
stone house called kykuit

in vanderbilt』s day,

his trains steamed right along
the river and into the city

down 10th avenue on
street level tracks.

at the time this busy street
was nicknamed "death avenue"

due to the number of
train-related fatalities.

travelling through the city
it』s why every train

had to be led by
a man on horseback,

to warn residents
of its approach.

in the 1930s,
the original tracks

were replaced with elevated ones
to increase safety.

bought the site in 1938.

now restored, it』s part

architectural heritage
of the hudson valley』s unique

and is as visually stunning
from the ground

as it is from the air.

the only ones
but architects aren』t

who have made their mark
on the landscape.

this is said to be one of
the largest works of art

in north america.

to enjoy it than from above.
and there』s no better way

it used to be
an abandoned bluestone quarry

until a local sculptor
named harvey fite

stepped in to rescue
it from demolition.

inspired by ancient mayan art,

he set to work on a sculpture
opus 40,

since he expected it to take
40 years to complete.

passion and patience.
it』s a work of

employing the techniques of
ancient egyptian builders,

fite hoisted and pieced together
giant individual slabs

of the quarry』s bluestone

to create a sculpture

of multi-level
curved terraces and ramps.

he also built a house to live in
right next to the quarry.

in 1859, a new york financier
named paul j. armour

in sleepy hollow,

turning profits
from standard oil

into a palatial
3,500-acre estate.

it lies on one of
the highest points on the river.

rockefeller designed much of
kykuit』s gardens himself.

the house now belongs

to the national trust for
historic preservation.

this is believed
to be one of only two

domed octagonal residences
in the world:

the armour-stiner house
in irvington.

unlike most mountain ranges,

built this eight-sided
country residence.

it was believed that
an eight-sided house

would have twice as much
sunlight in its rooms

as a four-sided one.

later, a prominent tea importer
named joseph stiner

bought the house and added
its most distinctive forms:

a colorful domed roof
and cupola.

after stiner, residents included
a finnish writer and a poet.

in 1976 the house had
fallen into disrepair,

and the national trust for
historical preservation

but they』re no comparison

before it arrives in rochester,

the genesee flows through
lechtworth state park.

the grand canyon of the east.
it』s been called

in 1852, the erie
railroad company

built a bridge across the river,
just above upper falls.

the old portage bridge
was called

the highest wooden bridge
in the world,

before it was destroyed
by fire in 1875.

the bridge that replaced it

is made of steel and is
still used by trains today.

gorges and waterfalls
line the river,

in the western hemisphere,
on its way to lake ontario.

most famous natural wonder...
to new york state』s

niagara falls.

the falls straddle the border of
the u.s. and canada,

in the northwest corner
of new york state.

there are two main falls:

horseshoe falls,

which is primarily on the
canadian side of the border...

and the american falls,
in new york.

when glacial waters
carved up this land

and created the falls, they were
seven miles downstream.

and helped turn rochester

in 1884,

long before he made the fortune
he needed to build this mansion,

a scrappy inventor
named george eastman

patented the first mechanism
that held rolls of paper film.

he and his mother came up with
a new name for the company:

eastman kodak.

at the time, photography
required big cameras,

heavy glass plates,
and messy chemicals.

kodak film rolls and cameras

brought picture taking
to the masses,

but over time, the raging water
has eroded the rock below...

into the imaging capital
of the world.

bausch & lomb and xerox,
two other imaging giants,

were also founded
in and around the city.

today, the digital age
has reduced kodak』s fortunes,

are still right in downtown.
but the company』s headquarters

the only waterway
the erie canal isn』t

flowing into
rochester, new york.

water from the genesee river

once powered the city』s mills.

that flows north
it』s the longest river

new york from the air,

more than a century later, new
mill owners expanded the canals,

and in 1881 niagara falls
became the site of the country』s

first large-scale
hydroelectric power station.

j.p. morgan and
the vanderbilts invested,

and electric power soon
lit up mills and towns

all around the river.

nearby buffalo, new york, became
the first city in america

to have electric streetlights,

earning its nickname
"the city of light."

today, buffalo is new york
state』s second largest city

and most of its power still
comes from niagara falls.

constructed a small canal above
the falls to run his sawmill.

a land of ancient trails
and rivers,

where industry flourishes
and bald eagles thrive.

from the battlefields of
revolutionary soldiers,

across the spires of
the country』s tallest towers,

and waters that have fueled

most famous fortunes.
one of america』s

to see new york from the air

is a chance to discover
its people, bridges,

waterways, and the skyscrapers
and natural wonders

that make new york
the empire state.

water from the falls
generates 280 tons of force

and the falls have been inching
their way upriver ever since.

many a daredevil has been
tempted to test their power.

the first to survive the falls

was a woman named
annie taylor in 1901.

on her 63rd birthday, she
climbed inside a wooden barrel

and, clinging to her
heart-shaped pillow,

disappeared over
the american falls.

taylor managed to survive
the more than 70-foot drop

with just a few bruises.

others haven』t been as lucky.

are synonymous with rochester.

on the rocks below...

enough to power two giant
hydroelectric plants

that siphon water off the river.

generators of electricity
they』re the biggest

in new york state...

churning out millions of
kilowatts of power

the u.s. and canada.
that』s shared between

harnessing power from
the niagara river

is nothing new.

in 1759, a frenchman
named daniel joncaire

which still had
large numbers of beaver,

in upstate new york.

this was the land of
the iroquois confederacy,

a group of
native american nations

rich forests and hills.
that inhabited the valley』s

stretching from the hudson river
all the way to canada,

its rivers and ancient footpaths

became a major route
for the fur trade.

by the early 1600s,

the popularity of hats
made from beaver fur

were driving the beaver
to near extinction in europe.

fur traders set off
for the new world,

ancient trails once crossed
the mohawk river valley

especially here in
upstate new york,

and further north, in canada.

and trails were paramount,
access to the mohawk』s rivers

and conflicts over trade routes
flared among the tribes

and between
the british and french.

in 1758, a british general
named john stanwix

established a fort on this site
in what is today rome, new york.

fort stanwix was
built to control

an important six-mile land route

connecting the mohawk river
and nearby woods creek.

lake placid was the site

the adirondacks are not
strung out in a chain.

a giant dome, 160 miles wide.
instead they』re formed as

this region was once flat,
but five million years ago,

giant forces from below
pushed up rock and soil,

peaks and valleys.
creating the adirondacks』

impenetrable today
they』re almost as

as they were 400 years ago.

lakes and streams
the adirondack park』s

hidden treasures,
are some of the country』s

but one is well known
around the world.

the oneida hoped
the fort would bring peace

of one of the greatest events
in american sports history.

it was here, during
the winter olympics in 1980,

when the u.s. hockey team, made
up largely of amateur players,

called "the miracle on ice."
beat the soviets in what』s been

deep in these mountains,

the headwaters
of the hudson river

were discovered in 1872.

but by then, it was
another waterway to the west

that was about to power
the cities and towns

of new york state.

ever since, the city has been
known for its broad avenues,

is as scenic as it gets
as it approaches rochester.

today, the rochester
metropolitan area

has the second largest
economy in the state.

and part of the canal still
runs right through downtown.

the arrival of
this waterway in 1820

to double in just ten years.
caused the city』s population

with mills turning out
more flour

than any other place in america,

rochester became
america』s first boomtown,

and was nicknamed
"the young lion of the west."

through the mohawk valley
but the canal』s route

elegant homes,
and famous citizens.

leader susan b. anthony
abolitionist and women』s rights

lived in this humble red house
on 17 madison street

where she was once arrested
for trying to vote

in the 1872
presidential election.

anthony died here in 1906,

just 14 years before
the 19th amendment

guaranteed women
the right to vote.

across town,
these well-tended gardens

once belonged to a man
whose name and company

and turn former trading posts
into boomtowns.

between their tribe
and the pioneers.

but the british abandoned
fort stanwix

just three years
after completion.

and in 1777,
an american revolutionary force

successfully defended
the fort against attack

by british and iroquois troops.

half a century later,
rome became the site

of the biggest construction
project in the state』s history.

a man-made waterway
that would replace

ancient trading routes
the mohawk valley』s

with a loan of
100 dollars in 1810

the 363-mile-long erie canal
follows new york』s mohawk valley

and links the hudson river with
a string of towns to the west,

all the way to the port
of buffalo on lake erie.

today, locks in the canal
still help ships move upriver,

just as they did
almost two centuries ago.

when it was finished in 1825,
after seven years of digging,

cargo could travel
on a single ship

from new york city to
america』s great lakes

right through the state
for the first time.

the going is just as slow
today as it was then,

tallest skyscraper.
are building america』s

the city』s tallest buildings,

the towers of
the world trade center.

it happened here at ground zero.

nearly 3,000 people died
in the attack,

including 343 firefighters.

now the footprints of
the world trade center

are being turned into
reflecting pools,

memorials to those who perished.

is about to change again.
and new york city』s skyline

a new tower is rising
above ground zero.

more than 1,000 workers

after terrorist attacks
brought down

site in the country.
it』s the largest construction

one world trade center,
also known as the freedom tower,

will rise a symbolic 1,776 feet.

this city has been
reinventing itself

ever since it was founded.

in the 1960s the earth excavated
during the construction

of the original twin towers
was used as landfill

to extend lower manhattan
and its shores.

today, new york city has
more than 600 miles of coastline

and includes land on dozens of
islands of all shapes and sizes.

was short lived, too.
but chrysler』s achievement

40 wall street, with its
distinctive copper roof,

was once the tallest
building in the world

when it was completed in 1930,

a title it held for
only a few weeks.

was already building
that』s because walter chrysler

his own now-famous skyscraper
uptown at 405 lexington avenue.

after 40 wall street
opened its doors,

chrysler hoisted
a secretly built spire

onto the top of his
building』s art deco crown,

topping out 40 wall street
by 120 feet.

one is the historic
ellis island.

less than a year later,
the new, even higher,

empire state building
was completed

after just 14 months
of construction.

the empire state building
hasn』t always been

the tallest structure
in manhattan,

but it is again today,
after what many have called

the greatest tragedy
in american history.

these are the footprints
of the twin towers.

on september 11, 2001,

clouds of ash engulfed
lower manhattan

this double-decker
suspension bridge

the most densely populated
even though it』s

county in america,

70% of its workers,

or nearly a million
and a half people,

still live somewhere else.

most get to work via
the eight bridges

that connect manhattan
with the boroughs and beyond.

the brooklyn bridge
may be more famous,

but its neighbor,
the manhattan bridge,

is one of the busiest.

it links brooklyn with
manhattan』s chinatown.

compared to manhattan.
but that』s nothing

dates from 1909 and carries
cars and trucks on both levels,

as well as four
new york city subway tracks.

can be a dangerous job.
maintaining the city』s bridges

one misstep and you could
end up in free-fall.

but without its
bridges and tunnels,

manhattan would only be
accessible by air and water,

just as it was
more than 400 years ago.

appeared on the horizon
that』s when a european explorer

and set the stage for
new york to be born.

verrazano narrows bridge.
new york city』s

more than a million
immigrants arrived here.

only part of it actually
lies in new york state.

from 1892 to 1954,
this tiny island

was the gateway to america

for a staggering
12 million immigrants.

americans can trace their roots
it』s believed that 40% of

to at least one ancestor who
passed through ellis island.

inside the famous great hall,

new arrivals from
europe and beyond

lined up to be
inspected and processed.

busiest year, 1907,
in the island』s single

between developers
in the early 20th century.

now three million people
from around the world

visit the great hall
every year as tourists.

but not all of
new york city』s islands

are places most
would want to come.

this is the only way for
convicts to get in and out

of the city』s largest prison.

rikers island is practically
a borough of its own,

complete with schools, a tailor
shop, ball fields, and chapels.

on some days, the prison
population at rikers

can swell to nearly 20,000.

on the island and
shores of manhattan.

more than 10,000 years ago,
a torrent of melting glacial ice

carved through upstate new york
and created niagara falls.

every second 3,000 tons of water
surge over the falls,

making them the most powerful
in north america.

water has played a defining role

in new york state ever
since the beginning...

from the breathtaking power
of the niagara

empire state began.
to the waterways where america』s

long before its skyscrapers,

a native american tribe
called the lenape

used to hunt and fish

begins with an incredible
gift of nature.

they called it mannahatta,

meaning
"the island of many hills."

it was also an island of
meadows, ancient forests,

black bears and bald eagles.

in 1624, the lenape agreed

to share their island
with the dutch

for an exchange of goods
worth 60 guilders,

or what would have been about
24 dollars at the time.

but the dutch
considered it a sale

and soon took control
of the island.

fought to forge
america』s independence

a state rich with
the stories of a nation

that began long before
european explorers

discovered its mighty rivers.

a land of stunning peaks
and colorful valleys;

home to writers,
presidents and prisoners.

it was here where
a crafty inventor

first brought photography
to millions

and innovation harnessed
a raging river

first city of light.
to power america』s

on new york soil,
revolutionary soldiers

ancient footpaths
some of the lenape』s

and an elite corps
of cadets still learns

how to defend
the country』s freedom.

it』s here where one of
america』s greatest fortunes

was built on the ferries
that ply these waters

and daring workers
keep manhattan moving.

aerial new york
tells the stories

of the city』s tallest spires

and the hallowed ground
of its fallen towers.

this is the empire state.

the story of new york state

including dancer rudolf nureyev,

two artists helped by
a team of rock climbers

are assembling thousands
of pieces of bamboo

to create a 50-foot-high
sculpture called "big bamboo".

its designed to look
like a cresting wave

perched above
central park』s treetops.

this urban oasis draws
25 million visitors a year,

but only the lucky ones
get to enjoy views of it

from their windows every day.

apartment building
the city』s first luxury

lies on the park』s west side.

the dakota has been the home
of famous artists for decades,

the metropolitan museum of art.

actress lauren bacall
and john lennon.

when it was built in 1884,

the dakota was surrounded
by undeveloped land.

by taller towers
now, it』s flanked

with even more spectacular views
of central park and the city.

building higher and higher
is nothing new in manhattan,

but trying to build the highest

has always been
a risky proposition.

tallest skyscrapers today
many of new york』s

were built during a period
of fierce competition

a unique feature of its design

have become
new york city streets.

and 843 acres of
their former land

is now one of
new york city』s treasures.

created in 1858, central park
covers 6% of manhattan.

it was the first
landscaped park in america,

but creating it wasn』t easy.

some say that it
took more gunpowder

to blast and create

hills and meadows
central park』s lakes,

than was used in
the battle of gettysburg.

it spans the mouth
of new york bay

was its separate pathways
for horse drawn carriages

to help people
quietly enjoy the park.

now bicycle rickshaws share
these old carriage routes

with new york city taxis.

the design of the park
was originally inspired

by 19th century
landscape paintings,

but ever since,
it』s been an inspiration

for artists themselves.

today a work of art
is rising on the roof

of one of the greatest
museums in the world:

shore searches for prey.
a bald eagle at the river』s

but its seemingly quiet waters
hold hidden dangers.

mudflats can ground a vessel,

and its million-dollar cargo,
in seconds.

but one obstacle in the river
is a welcome sight to pilots:

the esopus meadows light.

on this spot since 1839.
there』s been a lighthouse

the light was later closed

after ice floes damaged
its foundation,

but citizens banded together
to save this historic site.

today, the esopus meadows light

is the only surviving clapboard
lighthouse on the hudson.

carrying cargo from
new york city to albany.

once on the verge of extinction,

has made a comeback.
america』s national bird

but the fish they catch
in the hudson

could be more of
a threat than food.

for 30 years, until 1977,
the general electric company

pumped as much as
1.3 million pounds

of toxic compounds called pcbs
directly into the river

from its manufacturing plants
upstream.

luckily,
new york city』s watershed

in the nearby catskills
wasn』t affected.

and they literally keep
new york city alive.

since then, new york became
one of only 16 states

to ban capital punishment,

still inspires fear.
though sing sing』s reputation

when henry hudson first
discovered this river,

he called it
"the river of mountains."

just 100 miles north
of new york city

lies one of the most beautiful
landscapes in north america:

a stunning range of peaks,

speckled with forests,
rivers, and lakes.

these are
the catskill mountains.

but fish, birds and other
species along the hudson

drinking water
100% of the city』s

comes from watersheds
like this one.

and to ensure
its continued supply,

the city has purchased more than
100,000 acres of land upstate,

making it one of
the largest landowners here.

water from lakes and streams
feed into underground aqueducts

that carry fresh drinking water
down to the city.

many locals don』t even know

where these giant
underground pipes lie.

to the east, the hudson river is
a lifeline for ships and barges

competition is nothing new to
the banks of the hudson river.

to be the most
strategic military site

in the country.

american soldiers at west point

once controlled
river traffic here

using a 150-foot-long iron chain

strung across the river
to stop ships.

the west point military academy
was established in 1802

by president thomas jefferson.

cadets come from all 50 states
and can only register

if they agree to abide by
a strict four-point honor code:

not to lie, steal, cheat,
or tolerate anyone who does.

george washington
once considered it

fortunes was built on it.
one of america』s wealthiest

frederick vanderbilt
commissioned this estate

in hyde park in 1895
on 211 acres.

but the wealth
he used to build it

came from a fortune first
earned by his grandfather

on the waters of the hudson.

it was here off manhattan

cornelius vanderbilt,
that america』s once-richest man,

got his start as
a small time ferry operator.

his first ferry
he』s said to have bought

general electric
agreed to dredge

have been found to contain
dangerous levels of toxins

that could cause cancer
in people, too.

banned fishing
it』s why the state

on huge stretches of the hudson
for almost two decades.

environmentalists and fishermen

rallied to save
the river』s ecosystem.

they formed riverkeeper,
which grew

into one of the fastest growing
and most successful

environmental organizations
of all time.

in 2002 their work
finally paid off.

was a 34-year-old convict
named eddie mays in 1963.

800 olympic-sized swimming pools
worth of pcbs from the river.

work has begun, but no one knows
how long the cleanup will last,

and if the river will continue
to be a potential threat

to offspring of
eagles like these.

north of sing sing,

the "black knights
of the hudson"

are preparing for battle

inside the oldest occupied
military post in america.

west point sits
high above the river,

overlooking a narrow bend.

with landfill from
the construction

but forts have survived.

the oldest one is
the star-shaped fort jay,

which lies on the site of
earthwork fortifications

that were built to defend
new york against the british

during the american revolution.

but those fortifications
were a miserable defense,

and the british took
control of the island

after the battle of brooklyn
in 1776,

one of the largest
battles of the war.

in the early 1900s,

governors island was enlarged
by more than 100 acres

remains of the earliest
settlements here are long gone,

subway system.
of new york city』s

after mapping mannahatta
and the surrounding shores,

henry hudson set out
up this mighty waterway,

which would later bear his name.

just 10 miles north of the city,

he arrived here at one of
the widest points on the river.

it』s called tappan zee.

"tappan" was the name of a
nearby native american village.

"zee" is dutch for "sea."

when henry hudson saw
that the river widened,

dutch traders quickly followed

and links the boroughs of
staten island and brooklyn.

the bridge is named for italian
explorer giovanni da verrazano,

the first known european
to chart these waters.

in 1524, verrazano arrived
at the mouth of the bay,

very far inside.
but didn』t sail

85 years later, in 1609, it was
an english explorer who did.

henry hudson was mapping
new trade routes for the dutch

when he discovered
the native american island

of mannahatta.

rich resources,
hearing of the area』s

he was convinced that he had
found a new passage to asia.

and called their new settlement
new amsterdam.

but in 1664,
the british conquered the area

and renamed new amsterdam
new york.

when a group of dutch settlers
arrived in 1624,

they landed on this island.

they were hoping to trade
for beaver pelts

with the native american tribes
that lived upriver.

the dutch called the place
"island of nuts"

because of its plentiful
chestnut trees.

but the british later
renamed it "governors island."

have all done time here.

just six miles
north of tarrytown

lies the notorious
sing sing prison.

1,500 convicts.
it』s home to more than

its name comes from
"sinck sinck,"

a native american phrase that
means "a place of small stones."

convict laborers built
the prison』s original cellblock

in 1825.

since then serial killers,
russian spies,

and charles "lucky" luciano,

who some called
"the father of organized crime,"

but not everyone on the hudson
is here by choice.

but sing sing itself has
a checkered past, too.

early prisoners were forced
to live and labor

in absolute silence.

and those who broke the rules
were brutally punished.

it also used to be home

electric chair.
to the state』s notorious

in the 1938 film
angels with dirty faces,

rocky sullivan,
james cagney』s character,

was executed at sing sing.

the last real criminal
to be put to death here

the village of north tarrytown
in honor of irving』s tale,

but then the waters narrowed
again just a few miles north

and hudson』s search continued.

today, a 3.1-mile-long bridge

crosses tappan zee linking
communities on the west bank

with tarrytown to the east.

of a headless horseman
it』s the site of famous tales

and a man who slept
for 100 years.

writer washington irving lived
out the last years of his life

here in tarrytown after having
created the famous characters

ichabod crane
and rip van winkle.

new york:

renamed itself
sleepy hollow in 1996.

the headless horseman bridge
is gone,

but this one leads to
the old dutch church

where ichabod crane was chased
by the ghost in irving』s tale.

irving is buried
in this cemetery.

it』s also the resting ground

of major american industrialists
andrew carnegie,

walter p. chrysler
and william rockefeller,

who all chose the banks
of the hudson river

as their final resting place.