Editing Saltsburg, Pennsylvania (section)

==Arts and culture==
Every year in early June, Saltsburg holds a community celebration in the Canal Park and on Point Street lasting three days, including live music, a fireworks display, and the annual duck race, in which plastic ducks are numbered and thrown into the river from the bridge.<ref name="Jasper">{{Cite web |last=Jasper |first=Kylie |date=2024-06-01 |title=Canal Days festival offers 'sense of community and togetherness' in Saltsburg |url=https://www.indianagazette.com/news/canal-days-festival-offers-sense-of-community-and-togetherness-in-saltsburg/article_e9376c78-1f94-11ef-811f-171c375f7691.html |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Indiana Gazette Online |language=en}}</ref>

Saltsburg also holds community days in early September called "Canal Days", including booths along the canal in the town containing crafts, food, and games, as well as live music, fireworks, and a poker run bicycle ride along the West Penn Trail. At the end of the ride, each person receives five cards to create a poker hand.<ref name="Jasper"/>[[File:Plaque on The Front Door.jpg|thumb|Plaque on the front door of The Rebecca B. Stone House Museum]]
[[File:Rebecca B Stone House Museum Sign.jpg|thumb|Rebecca B. Stone House Sign]]The [[Saltsburg Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Saltsburg is home to two volunteer-run historical organizations: the Saltsburg Area Historical Society and Historic Saltsburg, Inc. The society operates the Rebecca B. Hadden Stone House Museum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saltsburg, Pennsylvania {{!}} Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/saltsburg-pennsylvania |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=www.achp.gov}}</ref>

Historic Saltsburg, Inc. focuses on preserving the town’s architectural heritage, researching historic structures, and promoting initiatives like the National Register Historic District and self-guided walking tours.

As part of the Western Pennsylvania Trail network, Saltsburg collaborates with regional organizations to restore and interpret cultural resources, ensuring its history remains vibrant.

There is an elementary school as well as a high school, located next to the [[Kiskiminetas River]]. The Rebecca B. Hadden Stone House Museum has been standing since the days of the canal.The Saltsburg Area Historical Society operates a museum in an 1830 stone house, showcasing local history through period furnishings, artifacts, and industry exhibits on the canal era, salt, glass, and coal. Displays also highlight pottery, arrowheads, blacksmith tools, military memorabilia, and notable local figures. A new exhibit is introduced annually for Saltsburg's Canal Days in June. Visitors can also explore a Victorian-style public garden. The museum is open for tours on Wednesdays year-round (except Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks) from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M., and Sundays from 1 to 5 P.M., May through October. Appointments are available, with a suggested $2 donation. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Saltsburg Stone House Museum/Saltsburg Area Historical Society - Visit Indiana County Pennsylvania |url=https://www.visitindianacountypa.org/members/rebecca-b-hadden-stone-house-museum-saltsburg-area-historical-society/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240814224838/https://www.visitindianacountypa.org/members/rebecca-b-hadden-stone-house-museum-saltsburg-area-historical-society/ |archive-date=2024-08-14 |access-date=2025-02-20 |work=Visit Indiana County Pennsylvania |language=en-US}}</ref>