Sylvania Electric Products

Sylvania Electric Products is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Cameron County, dedicated 2021.

Cameron County · dedicated 2021 · 135 W. 4th Street

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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.

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