About Emporium, PA
Emporium, PA is in Cameron County, 100 miles west of Williamsport. During the 20th century, it had many large plants and manufacturers of different products like radio tubes, incandescent lamps, paving brick, flour and more. Parts of the movie, Unstoppable with Denzel Washington were filmed here and will be released in November 2010. Famous people include Joseph McNarney, a WWI flying ace and general, and Tom Mix, who insisted he was not from Pennsylvania but Texas instead. Local businesses today include Smiths Pizza Place Plus and Gary J Heckman Trucking.
