Emporium in Cameron County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sylvania Electric Products

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 30, 2021

1. Sylvania Electric Products Marker

Inscription. During WWII, produced critical electrical components including vacuum tubes for proximity fuzes, a key military device that improved the precision of artillery shells. Founded in 1907, the workforce was composed of primarily women, prompting Colliers to call Emporium “Girls Town USA.” The former Sylvania Club here was the home of one of the company's original investors, lumber baron Henry Auchu. The factory operated on Poplar St. until 1990.

Erected 2021 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 41° 30.674′ N, 78° 14.507′ W. Marker is in Emporium, Pennsylvania, in Cameron County. It is at the intersection of West 4th Street (Pennsylvania Route 120) and Poplar Street, on the right when traveling east on West 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Emporium PA 15834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sylvania (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cameron County (approx. 0.3 miles away); M551A1 Sheridan

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Railroads (approx. 0.9 miles away); Allegheny Portage (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sinnemahoning Path (approx. 3.9 miles away); Site of Camp Sizerville (approx. 6.9 miles away); The Costello Tannery (approx. 11.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emporium.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Sylvania Electric Products. (Submitted on August 28, 2025, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 30, 2021

2. Sylvania Electric Products Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,063 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.