Muscatine: Pearl Button Capital of the World
Muscatine sits on a sweeping bend of the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa with a population of approximately 24,000. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the city produced the majority of the world's pearl buttons, harvesting freshwater mussels from the Mississippi and processing their shells in dozens of factories. The industry collapsed when plastic buttons replaced pearl, but the Muscatine History and Industry Center preserves this history.
Mark Twain visited Muscatine in the 1850s and later wrote that the sunset seen from the city's riverfront was the most beautiful he had ever witnessed. The Pearl City Station, a restored train depot, serves as a community venue.
HNI Corporation, an office furniture manufacturer, and the Musco Lighting company are headquartered here. The city's economy has diversified into manufacturing, agriculture, and food processing. The Muscatine melon, a locally grown cantaloupe variety, is celebrated at the annual Melon City festival.
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Muscatine sits on a sweeping bend of the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa with a population of approximately 24,000. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the city produced the majority of the world's pearl buttons, harvesting freshwater mussels from the Mississippi and processing their shells in dozens of factories. The industry collapsed when plastic buttons replaced pearl, but the Muscatine History and Industry Center preserves this history.
Mark Twain visited Muscatine in the 1850s and later wrote that the sunset seen from the city's riverfront was the most beautiful he had ever witnessed. The Pearl City Station, a restored train depot, serves as a community venue.
HNI Corporation, an office furniture manufacturer, and the Musco Lighting company are headquartered here. The city's economy has diversified into manufacturing, agriculture, and food processing. The Muscatine melon, a locally grown cantaloupe variety, is celebrated at the annual Melon City festival.
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