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U.S. Pearl Farms: Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm

Founded by John R. Latendresse in 1979, the Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm is one of the only freshwater pearl culturing farms in America. The pearl farm is located on Kentucky Lake and Birdsong Creek, along the Tennessee River east of Camden. The Kentucky Lake region of the Tennessee River is 125 miles east of Memphis, and 75 miles west of Nashville.

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