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Black River Pearl Button Company
Industrial
1910s
c. 1911
Poplar Bluff
Verbatim Passage from Source
"An article in the Daily Republican on August 11, 1911, reported the opening of the Black River Pearl Button Company in Poplar Bluff."
— Source: The History of Butler County Industry 1870-1930 (referenced c. 1911)
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What We Know From This Source
A factory established in Poplar Bluff to utilize shells harvested from the Black River for button production.
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