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Cameron County, PA was formed on March 29, 1860 from Clinton, McKean, Potter and Elk counties.  Named for Senator Simon Cameron, the county seat, Emporium, was incorporated in 1864.  Lumbering was of early importance, and continues to be an important industry.  The flagstone at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, was quarried here.  The range of Pennsylvania's elk herd extends into the county and is becoming an important tourism resource.