The document describes Shades of Death Road in New Jersey, which runs alongside a forest and old lake bed. Local legends claim the road is haunted by spirits of Native Americans killed by early settlers. Strange mists sometimes rise from the drained lake, and some people report seeing apparitions walking along the road in the fog. The road was also the site of many deaths once thought to be caused by a plague from contaminated water. A general store employee recalls her mother mentioning this explanation for the road's ominous reputation.