Harmar Village sits just across the Muskingum River from downtown Marietta, and it is easy to get to this neighborhood that grew up around the site of Fort Harmar. The Harmar Tavern has been here since 1900 and the walls reflect that history, including photos from the Great Flood of 1913. Order the fried bologna sandwich. It’s what the place is known for.

The tavern plays host to the specter of an unhappy old woman. Dressed in mourning garb, a black hoop skirt, bonnet and veil, the tiny, frail woman appears in the back corner of the main dining room. She never speaks or moves. She simply glares at the customers. Her outfit would have been old-fashioned even in 1900 when the Harmar opened. Her identity and reason for being in the tavern are a complete mystery.