History & local legend
The Olde Salt Restaurant operated on Point Street in Saltsburg, near the town’s former canal and railroad. Its owners, the Georges, reportedly saw a figure in old-fashioned black clothing in the cellar.
A former resident who wrote as Maddie Z. recalled their account and a paranormal investigation of the restaurant. Staff also described a tray of silverware sliding across a counter and falling to the floor, an incident preserved in a local collection citing a 2004 student newspaper report.
When the restaurant prepared to move into the neighboring building, more stories accompanied it. A figure described as a caretaker and a little girl were associated with that address.
Sources
- Maddie Z., former Saltsburg resident, Real Ghost Stories, story 7, archived 2008, on the owners’ basement report and neighboring establishments
- Pennsylvania Haunts & History, Olde Salt, preserves the silverware incident attributed to The Penn’s October 29, 2004 student report
- Saltsburg Stone House Museum, Historic Saltsburg, regional canal and Point Street railroad history
- Cityfeet, historic Saltsburg commercial listing, identifies the Olde Salt tenancy at 213–217 Point Street
