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Mussels and Muscles in Nature and History
The article explains two spellings mussel and muscle and the history of Muscle Shoals name in Alabama. It covers mussel biology freshwater and saltwater types, larvae hitchhiking on fish, and uses of mussels including pearls from deerhorn mussels of the Mississippi valley. It notes location clues and mentions a leaflet Machine Pioneers.
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Alabama
Tennessee River
Nessee River
Europe
Atlantic
Mississippi Valley