When pioneers first came to this area they noticed something particular about this place. Along the creek here (it has now been dammed into a pond), late at night, they could hear the hooves of a horse go by that was galloping extremely fast. But, there was no horse. The air would get really cold, almost freezing, until the noise was gone. Some early residents reported seeing a ghost of the horse and a man wearing a hooded cloak. The man's face could never be seen.
As time went on, more and more people settled in the area and a town was formed. The people decided on the name Sleepy Hollow after the similarities to the legend of the Headless Horseman. Some say that late at night, right in this very spot, one can still hear the sound of horse hooves and feel a wave of cool air rush by.
Happy haunting!