Robert McNees[random, interesting to me]
I grew up in East Tennessee, so I was aware of how the TVA disrupted some communities. But I had no idea there was a thriving freshwater pearl industry nearby, that dried up once the dams were in place.
https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/05/a-pearl-rush-grips-clinch-river.html
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