Washington Irving  Washington Irving was born in 1783 in New
York City. His family had eleven children of which three died at
birth.  Washington Irving met George Washington when he was
five. He went to a store with his nanny and she said, "This
bairn that’s called after ye!" Washington Irving was named after
George Washington, the victorious Commander-in-Chief of the
Continental Army. His mother said Washington’s work is done and
the child could be named after him.  Washington Irving toured
Europe at the age of 22.    In 1832, Washington Irving moved to
Tarrytown after touring Europe. Then he bought Sunnyside in 1835
and started writing books.    Washington Irving in the 1850’s
when he was appointed ambassador to Spain. At the time he was
living at Sunnyside.    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was a book
written by Washington Irving. It was one of his famous stories.
He used real people but the story was imaginary. This book is
about a school teacher’s experience with a legendary headless
horseman. The story tak