Mussel Size Gauge
This file appears in: Pearl City
Barnet Bass III is a third generation Wabash River mussel fisherman. He is shown here holding a homemade shell sizing gauge.
This file appears in: Pearl City
Pearl City
The name “Pearl City” originated sometime between 1900 and the early 1930s, when the mussel fishing industry here sparked a “pearl rush.” This stretch of the Wabash River was once filled with people, mostly squatters, who lived in tents, shanties,…