Comments on: A ‘pearl rush’ grips Clinch River residents

By: Ned Ferguson

Ned Ferguson — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:43:10 +0000

Thanks so much for publishing this. You have helped put me on the trail to finding more information. It just happens that I bought a house in Clinton a few years ago that I just learned was built by a wealthy pioneer in the pearling and mussel shell industry by the name of S.M. Hendrickson. I’m trying to learn all I can about the period, the man, and the house. He was presumably a prominent man, but surprisingly little is said about him. I learned about him by visiting the Anderson County historian. The house is a really neat sandstone cottage with a ton of character. I’ve been surprised by the rich history surrounding it. I had no idea.

By: ricky henderson

ricky henderson — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:33:58 +0000

I have 30,000 lbs. of lake maple leaf mussell shells for sale from Texas lakes. These shells are top grade and have a very high count. If tou know of any buyers please contact me. Thanks.

By: Dave Tabler

Dave Tabler — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:45:58 +0000

No, hadn’t heard about the houses with 2 doors; but that’s a fascinating practice. And of course now you’ve got me thinking towards doing some sort of article about that!

By: Granny Sue

Granny Sue — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:09:55 +0000

This is an interesting article–a lot of information I had not heard before. Thanks, Dave.

Have you heard about the houses with two front doors-one for the living and one for the dead is how it was described to me. Apparently it was a southern thing but I see them in WV too.