We went for a walk along the Hudson the other day. Starting from Kingsland Point Park we walked to the Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse and back. I was surprised to find that the path now extends past the lighthouse so you can walk from Kingsland Point all the way into Tarrytown. On the the way we passed Captain Kidd’s rock and the brightly painted wall above.

Built in 1883 the Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse (aka Tarrytown Lighthouse and Kingsland Point Lighthouse) was once a half-mile off shore, warning ships away from dangerous shoals on the east side of the Hudson River. Years of landfill by a now-demolished General Motors factory moved the shoreline within a few feet of the light. The cast iron tower was installed in 1883. Over its 78 years of operation, 12 light keepers and their families occupied the five-story structure. This is a view of the lighthouse looking North.

Another view of the Lighthouse looking South with the New Tappan Zee (Mario Cuomo) bridge in the background.

The Philipses, who owned what is now Philipsburg Manor along with nearly 52,000 additional acres, were businessmen who shipped their wares via the Hudson River, where pirates preyed upon merchant ships. “Legend has it that Frederick Philipse traded with Captain Kidd,” Mr. Schweitzer said. A plaque at Kingsland Point County Park, just north of Philipsburg Manor, identifies Kidd’s Rock, an outcropping where the two were said to have met.

Taken with a Sony A6000 and 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 OSS kit lens.