Ep 25: The Texas Camel Corps
Wise About Texas
Ken Wise
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2016
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
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)
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| 0:18.9 | Howdy and welcome to Wise About Texas, the Texas History Podcast. I'm your host Ken Wise and I want to thank you very much for listening today. |
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