5.07.2010

Shades of Death

New Jersey is one of the weirdest places you could ever go in your life. It is essentially the cornerstone of oddness, in fact there is an entire magazine devoted to it, Weird New Jersey. If you've ever once picked up this magazine you've seen stories of Shades of Death Road. If you haven't here is a brief overview via wikipedia 
Shades Of Death Road, sometimes referred to locally as just "Shades", is a two-lane rural road of about 7 miles (11.2 km) in length in central Warren County, New Jersey. It runs in a generally north-south direction through Liberty and Independence townships, then turns more east-west in Allamuchy Township north of the Interstate 80 crossing. South of I-80 it runs alongside Jenny Jump State Forest and offers access to it at several points.[1]
Several explanations have been given for the road's macabre name, none of which has ever been conclusively established. It has given rise to many local legends about ghosts and other paranormal activity along the road, many of which have been documented in Weird NJstreet sign (pictured) at the road’s southern end with grease or oil to prevent theft[2] magazine and the accompanying book. These in turn have drawn more visitors to the area, to the infrequent annoyance of residents, who have in the past gone so far as to smear the pole holding the (Other signs along the road are in vertical type on poles and thus harder to remove and less desirable to display).
 In any case, this is where a new dimension begins. If you look closely on Google Maps you'll see what I mean.

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