Season 1 Episode 7: America's First Ghost Story

Travels by Carriage

It's the week before Halloween! Do you like scary stories?
Climb aboard travelers! The week we journey through the details and possible inspiration behind America's first ghost story*, a tale that's been in publish for over 200 consecutive years.
Could it be based on a true story? Let's find out!
Happy Halloween!!
*first to be well-received by the European literary community.
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References

• Travels by Carriage Logo
  • https://www.mockofun.com/
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Wiki
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow
• Sleepy Hollow (Film) Wiki
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepy_Hollow_(film)
• Discover Sleepy Hollow, NY
  • https://www.sleepyhollowny.gov
• Visit Sleepy Hollow
  • https://visitsleepyhollow.com/
• Headless Horseman Blog - Run by Sleepy Hollow Town Historian
  • https://headlesshorsemanblog.com/
• Headless Horsemen Wiki
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Horseman
• What Inspired the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
  • https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman
• Halloween History: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/halloween-history-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-2
• Headless Mule of Brazil - General Info
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Mule
• Cephalophore - General Info
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalophore
• Dullahan - General Info
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullahan

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