History & local legend
Hotel Edison stands at Fourth and Market streets in Sunbury. On July 4, 1883, when it was still called the City Hotel, it became a showcase for Thomas Edison’s three-wire electrical system. Its later ghost stories gave visitors a different reason to study the old building closely.
One tradition centers on a photograph displayed in the lobby. Viewers said a faint figure on the porch steps looked like a child, turning the image into a puzzle for arriving guests. A separate story names an upstairs presence Ramona.
Sources
- Ghosts of Central Pennsylvania, Hotel Edison lobby picture and Ramona
- AroundUs, Edison Hotel, child on the porch steps in lobby photograph
- RSF Trip Reporter, a stop in Sunbury and the reference to Ramona
- Pennsylvania historical marker, First Electric Light, transcribed by Historical Marker Database
- OpenStreetMap, 401 Market Street property
