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    Muscatine
    Muscatine
    Muscatine
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    Muscatine

    By Kristin McHugh-Johnston

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    Muscatine, situated on one of the largest east-west bends of the Mississippi River, grew from a small territorial trading post into an Iowa community rich in agricultural bounty and manufacturing ingenuity. Mussels harvested from the mighty Mississippi propelled the city to the status of the "Pearl Button Capital of the World" by the turn of the 20th century. Booming lumber yards, sash and door manufacturers, and the first H. J. Heinz canning facility built outside of Pittsburg added to the town's growth and prosperity. An aspiring writer named Samuel Clemens, civil rights pioneer Alexander Clark Sr., the self-proclaimed cancer cure of Norman Baker, and other notables add even more texture to the town's rich heritage. The story of Muscatine is traced through these businesses and the men and women who left a legacy of work ethic that defines the Midwest.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateSep 18, 2012
    ISBN9781439641170
    Muscatine
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    Kristin McHugh-Johnston

    Kristin McHugh-Johnston combines material that has never been published from the archives of the Muscatine Art Center and Musser Public Library with well-known local images to create a snapshot of Muscatine�s first 100 years. An international award-winning broadcast journalist, community volunteer, and an avid quilter, she is a past president of the Friends of the Muscatine Art Center Board of Directors and continues to lend her creative talents to the organization.

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