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Haunted HollersS1 E03 - Sleepy Hollow RoadToday's tales center around a short, curvy road near Louisville Kentucky. Come along with us as we explore 4 of the most well known tales about Sleepy Hollow Road.
Works Cited
Atteberry, Todd. “Urban Legends: Mysteries as dark as the night from a Sleepy Hollow Road in Kentucky.” The Witchery Arts, https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/behind-urban-legends/urban-legends-mysteries-as-dark-as-the-night-from-a-sleepy-hollow-road-in-kentucky/. Accessed 30 Dec. 2021.
Gee, Dawne. “Kentuckiana's Monsters, Myths and Legends - Sleepy Hollow Road.” Wave 3 News, 31 July 2014. https://www.wave3.com/story/26157561/kentuckianas-monsters-myths-and-legends-sleepy-hollow-road/ Accessed 30 Dec. 2021.
Gravatte, Jay. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” The Louisville Ghost Hunter Society, http...
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