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Cameron County was formed March 29, 1860, from Clinton, McKean, Potter and Elk counties. It was named for Sen. Simon Cameron. The county seat, Emporium, was incorporated in 1864. Lumbering was important early, and flagstone at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was later quarried here.
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Emporium, Pennsylvania · United States
