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Date Original
2023
Description
Arkansas's rivers and lakes are home to many species of freshwater mollusks that produce pearls. Native Americans were the first to collect pearls in what would later become Arkansas. As European settlers pushed Native Americans out of Arkansas Territory, mussels were largely left alone, and pearls built up for years without being harvested. Eventually the new inhabitants realized that Arkansas's mollusks created valuable pearls, and in the late 1800s the pearl craze began.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Subjects
Pearl industry and trade
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
Topic Guide: Pearl rush and mother-of-pearl button industry in Arkansas
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP)
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Topic Guide: Pearl rush and mother-of-pearl button industry in Arkansas, Arkansas Digital Newspaper Program (ADNP), Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Use and reproduction of this ADNP content for instructional purposes is allowed without prior written permission. For further information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
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