Ichabod Crane

Ichabod Crane is a fictional character, a schoolmaster featured in Washington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Ichabod courts Katrina Van Tassel until he flees in terror from the Headless Horseman who chases him over the bridge near the (actual) Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Irving probably borrowed the name from a real-life Ichabod Crane, a soldier from the American Revolutionary War who is buried in Staten Island, New York and whose grave is now a frequent target of vandalism.

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Fictional character - Washington Irving - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Headless Horseman - Sleepy Hollow Cemetery - American Revolutionary War - Staten Island, New York - Vandalism

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The characters from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" are supposedly based on actual early 19th century residents of Kinderhook, New York, and the character of Ichabod Crane was based on a local schoolteacher there. Kinderhook is now home to Ichabod Crane High School.

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - 19th century - Kinderhook, New York

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Ichabod Crane is a minor character in the Fables comic book. At one time, he was the assistant to the mayor of Fabletown before his dismissal on charges of sexual harassment of Snow White, his subordinate. He moved away from Fabletown, becoming estranged and embittered.

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Fables - Comic book - Fabletown - Sexual harassment - Snow White

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