12 min listen
Ep. 104: The Great Pearl Rush
FromWise About Texas
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Freshwater pearls have always been valuable finds, but one man found one in 1909 that was said to be worth a ton of money! All of a sudden, East Texas experienced a pearl boom. One person reported watching a thousand people combing lake bottoms hoping to strike it rich. Hear about the East Texas pearl frenzy in the latest episode of Wise About Texas.
Released:
Sep 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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