Jan
12
A ‘pearl rush’ grips Clinch River residents
“From about 1895 to 1936 Tennessee was one of the nation’s six leading states in marketing pearls,” announces the historical marker on Market St. in Clinton, TN. “Clinton was listed as one of three Tennessee towns known as centers of the pearling industry.” Clinton sits astride the Clinch River, which in the late 19th and [...]
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