Chittenango New York was home to L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz. In Chittenango some streets are a dark cousin to the Yellow Brick Road. Several ghost sightings have been reported on one road in particular: Gulf Road.

To avoid one scary trip, take a virtual tour of the road below:

So how did these ghost stories start appearing on Gulf Road? Rumor has it that in the early 1900s, cults formed in the village and sacrifices of domesticated animals occurred at a house on the road.

Many have claimed to see a burning cross in the woods, which closely surround the road. Headlights have formed the shadow of a woman in the road, though there has never been a woman standing there. Many have seen white, glowing orbs in the dense woods and unexplained noises on the road." Other reports include shadowy female phantoms on the side of the road.

Many warnings are on the internet to avoid going in the woods on this road at night:

One of the legends connected to it is that if you go there at night, you can see bonfires on the wooded hills. If you leave the road to go into the woods to see the fires, they supposedly go out when you get close, leaving you in the dark, never to find your way back to the road."

Have you ever seen any of these fires, or experienced anything crazy on this road?

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