History & local legend
Braveheart Highland Pub in Hellertown occupies a former hotel building with a long history of upstairs lodging. In its Eagle Hotel years, steelworkers could arrive by trolley from Bethlehem. A waitress later told City Lights Paranormal Society about two encounters with a woman inside.
During one, she watched the woman cross the dining room and walk into a wall. After hearing her story, a longtime customer explained that a doorway had occupied that spot before remodeling.
The waitress’s other sighting happened on the third floor. A noise made her turn, and she saw a woman only a few feet away. The figure passed her and entered the first bedroom beside the bathroom.
Sources
- City Lights Paranormal Society, Braveheart Highland Pub, interview with the waitress and investigators’ field account
- Micaela Hood, Lehigh Valley Public Media, Famous entities, employee accounts and pub address
- Hellertown Historical Society, borough walking tour, stop 13, printed page 20, Eagle Hotel and its trolley patrons
