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==History==
The [[Tyrone Borough Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1993.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
===Circus Train Derailment===
{{main|Walter L. Main Circus train wreck}}
On May 30th, 1893, a train carrying employees and animals belonging to the Walter L. Main Circus [[derailment|derailed]] at an embankment resulting in the deaths of five circus employees, plus many animal casualties. Many unharmed animals escaped from the wreck and were reported across the countryside for months after the wreck, most notably, a woman who escaped a [[Bengal tiger]], but lost her cow in the attack. A memorial now stands at the site.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Gannon |first1=Megan |title=19th-Century Circus Train Crash Mystery: Where's the Animal Graveyard? |url=https://www.livescience.com/45252-circus-train-accident-mass-grave-tyrone.html |website=Live Science |access-date=February 3, 2024}}</ref>
===Tornado===
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==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
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The median income for a household in the borough was $34,850, and the median income for a family was $43,851. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,664. About 10.7% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those aged 65 or over.
[[File:SS851422.JPG|thumb|[[John Deere]] [[Combine harvester]]s being transported by railway on [[flatcar]]s in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.]]▼
==Transportation==
Amtrak’s ''[[Pennsylvanian (train)|Pennsylvanian]]'' stops at the [[Tyrone station]], which has one daily train in each direction. Greyhound buses going between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia also make a stop in Tyrone. The [[Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad]] interchanges with Norfolk Southern just south of the station. Three major highways, [[U.S. Route 220]], [[Pennsylvania Route 453]], and [[Interstate 99]] all pass through the town. The closest commercial airport to Tyrone is [[State College Regional Airport]], located 27.5 miles away.
▲[[File:SS851422.JPG|thumb|[[John Deere]] [[Combine harvester]]s being transported by railway on [[flatcar]]s in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.]]
==Film==
In October 2009, several scenes for the [[Tony Scott]] film ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' (with [[Denzel Washington]], [[Chris Pine]], and [[Rosario Dawson]]) were filmed in and around Tyrone, mostly at the 14th street crossing and the north end of the rail yard. Several hundred residents were employed as background extras. The film was released on November 12, 2010.
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==Media==
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==Notable people==
* [[Dylan Lane]] (born 1977), game show host (born in Tyrone, spent whole childhood in [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]])
* [[Emme Rylan]] (born 1980), film and television actress (graduated from Tyrone High School
* [[D. Brooks Smith]] (born 1951), a federal judge - the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals
* [[Ethan Stiefel]] (born 1973), former principal dancer with the [[American Ballet Theatre]]
* [[Fred Waring]] (1900–1984), musician and radio-television personality
* [[Farran Zerbe]] (1871–1949) prominent numismatist
==References==
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