Historic Muscatine Inc
Explore the story of the Gold Rush of the Midwest, and learn how the unassuming button put this quiet river town on the map. COLLECT, PRESERVE AND INTERPRET MATERIALS ILLUSTRATING HOW LOCAL INDUSTRY AND ITS INNOVATIONS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT BENEFIT THE MUSCATINE AREA.
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1987
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muscatinehistory.org
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Muscatine
National Pearl Button Museum | Muscatine, IA | National Pearl Button Museum @ Muscatine History and Industry Center National Pearl Button Museum The Gold Rush of the Midwest In the early 1900s Muscatine Iowa was known as the Pearl Button Capital of the World. It manufactured more than 1. 5 billion motherofpearl buttons each year. The National Pearl Button Museum tells the story of the immigrantentrepreneurs the laborers the buttons and the mussels that put our town on the map.
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Can't believe how much history is packed into this little gem! Loving the stories of the pioneers and the button-making legacy! 🐚✨ #SupportLocalHistory
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Just visited the National Pearl Button Museum and it was incredible! Vada's passion really brought the story to life. Definitely worth a stop! 🙌🏼💖 #PearlButtonPride
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