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.

1. 13 Days to Halloween Shades of Death Road MANY LEGENDS are associated with Shades of Death Road, which winds alongside Jenny Jump State Forest up to Allamuchy in Warren County. One of the more famous street names in New Jersey roadside culture, this road runs along an old haunted lake bed which occasionally has pillars of mist rising from the top of the water. "I don't know what causes it, but I've seen it when I was fishing," states Pete Valliere. "I think it was a legend about the early settlers killing the Indians and throwing them into the lake." This phenomena is also called The Great Meadows Fog. Some people claim to see the dead walking along the road in the mist. Shades of Death Road also runs by the Dark Moon Bar, a must-stop on any Weird N.J. trip. The road was also the site of many deaths once thought to be a curse on the area. But Chrissy Waters, an employee at Chruszâs General Store in Johnsonburg, said that her mother had told her it was some kind of plague caused by the water that was responsible. "Someone is always trying to steal the sign," says Waters. "That's why they greased up the pole." School ^

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