THE LEATHERMAN
- Program
- Subject
- Location
- Lat/Long
- Grant Recipient
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Legends & Lore®
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Folklore
- 50 Revolutionary Road, Ossining, NY
- 41.136902, -73.862185
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Ossining Historic Cemeteries Conservancy Inc.
THE LEATHERMAN
Inscription
THE LEATHERMANFOR NO KNOWN REASON
FROM 1883 TO 1889 HE TROD A
365 MILE LOOP EVERY 34 DAYS
BETWEEN NY AND CT
CLAD IN 60 LBS OF LEATHER.
NEW YORK FOLKLORE SOCIETY
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2016
This story tells of a hermit known as the Leatherman (ca. 1839-1889). This mysterious figure has been said to have worn a 60 lb. handmade leather suit and would travel a 360 mile circuit between the Connecticut and Hudson rivers. It has been believed that he was a native of France. There are known photographs of The Leatherman and his gravesite is in Ossining, NY.
