An ax-wielding poltergeist haunts the Hollidaysburg tavern

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07/28/2009

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Several claim a poltergeist haunts the U.S. Hotel Restaurant and Tavern

“We’ve had ghost hunters from the Allegheny Mountains come in here on a regular basis, and they say there’s definitely a poltergeist up there with an ax,” said owner Karen Yoder.

It’s historical – and supposedly inhabited by ghosts. The U.S. Hotel Restaurant and Tavern in Hollidaysburg not only has a rich and storied past as a central Pennsylvania landmark, it’s also a mecca for ghost sightings and other paranormal phenomena – not the least of which is an ax-wielding apparition thought to inhabit one of the hotel’s upstairs bedrooms.

And that bodes well for area ghost aficionados, because the U.S. Hotel will play host to a paranormal event from 5 p.m. Aug. 1 to 2 a.m. Aug. 2. that includes a buffet dinner, lectures by nationally renowned paranormal investigators Kristyn Gartland and Brian Stephenson, both members of The Atlantic Para-normal Society; demonologists John Zaffis and Adam Blai; psychic Chip Coffey, who stars on the TV shows “Paranormal State” and “Psychic Kids”; and a meet-and-greet session with the investigators.

“One time, I was showing the dining room to a customer who wanted to have a party there,” she said. “As we were speaking, a fork flew off the table for no reason at all.”

She also recalled seeing chandeliers swaying in the dining room, adding she could then “feel a cold breeze go by … the hair on my arms stood up.”

Manager Kim Clark-Yoder, 37, of Hollidaysburg also believes the hotel is haunted.

“There are things that happen here that are unexplainable,” she said. “I’ve heard knocking sounds from inside the building when no one else was here, and I’ve seen things like glasses falling off shelves and the TV coming on for no reason. … We’ve also had customers who’ve seen apparitions.”

Zaffis, 52, from Stratford, Conn., conducted a paranormal investigation at the hotel years ago – and never forgot it.

“There was definitely a lot of spirit activity there,” he said. “I have no doubt whatsoever that the place is haunted.”

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