<p>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.</p>
<p><a href="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/camel-1-300x201.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-329" src="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/camel-1-300x201-300x201.jpg" alt="camel-1-300x201" width="300" height="201" /></a></p>
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<p><div id="attachment_334" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/camel-tied-to-deck.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-334" class="wp-image-334 size-medium" src="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/camel-tied-to-deck-300x213.jpg" alt="camel-tied-to-deck" width="300" height="213" srcset="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/camel-tied-to-deck-300x213.jpg 300w, http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/camel-tied-to-deck.jpg 432w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-334" class="wp-caption-text">Camel tied to the deck during bad weather</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_335" style="width: 218px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Henry-C-Wayne.gif"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-335" class="wp-image-335 size-medium" src="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Henry-C-Wayne-208x300.gif" alt="henry-c-wayne" width="208" height="300" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-335" class="wp-caption-text">Maj. Henry Wayne</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_336" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5456.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-336" class="wp-image-336 size-medium" src="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5456-300x225.jpg" alt="img_5456" width="300" height="225" srcset="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5456-300x225.jpg 300w, http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5456-768x576.jpg 768w, http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5456-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5456.jpg 1632w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-336" class="wp-caption-text">The spot where the camels came ashore in Indianola. (host photo)</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_337" style="width: 235px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5462.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-337" class="wp-image-337 size-medium" src="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5462-e1475005413743-225x300.jpg" alt="img_5462" width="225" height="300" srcset="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5462-e1475005413743-225x300.jpg 225w, http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5462-e1475005413743-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5462-e1475005413743.jpg 1224w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-337" class="wp-caption-text">site of the courthouse in Indianola. (host photo)</p></div></p>
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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) Share Post Share

<p>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.</p>
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<p></p><a href="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/camel-tied-to-deck.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>Camel tied to the deck during bad weather</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Henry-C-Wayne.gif" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>Maj. Henry Wayne</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5456.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>The spot where the camels came ashore in Indianola. (host photo)</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="http://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_5462.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>site of the courthouse in Indianola. (host photo)</p><p></p>

		
						
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