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Ep 25:  The Texas Camel Corps

Ep 25: The Texas Camel Corps

One hump or two? Camels came to Texas in the 1850’s and the ships of the desert proved themselves great Texans! There might even be one or two still wandering around! Learn more about the great camel experiment in this episode of Wise About Texas.             Camel tied to the deck during bad weather Maj. Henry Wayne The spot where the camels came ashore in Indianola. (host photo) site of the courthouse in Indianola. (host photo)

Wise About Texas

September 26, 201650m 55s

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Show Notes

One hump or two? Camels came to Texas in the 1850’s and the ships of the desert proved themselves great Texans! There might even be one or two still wandering around! Learn more about the great camel experiment in this episode of Wise About Texas.

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Camel tied to the deck during bad weather

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Maj. Henry Wayne

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The spot where the camels came ashore in Indianola. (host photo)

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site of the courthouse in Indianola. (host photo)

Topics

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