<P> The City Hotel was renamed the Edison Hotel in 1922 when Thomas Edison returned for Sunbury's 150th anniversary and a plaque at the entrance to the Edison Hotel was dedicated . </P> <P> The city celebrated the 125th anniversary of Edison's Sunbury Experiment in July 2008 . </P> <P> Early innovations at the hotel also included a hand - operated elevator . </P> <P> Part of the hotel burned on January 14, 1914 . It was renovated with a new façade and the addition of a fourth floor . </P>

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