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08-04-2012, 06:03 PM,
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RE: Abraham Lincoln and China
(08-02-2012, 04:57 PM)Laurie Verge Wrote: Wow - and Jefferson Davis was going to bring over camels while he was still in the U.S. Cabinet in order to carry the mail to the West Coast.

If I recall, some of these camels were reportedly seen in the American southwest up until the early 1900s. Another thing that I remember reading about is that the camels could not be stabled with horses because apparently the horse did not like its smell!

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Abraham Lincoln and China - by Karen S. Campbell - 08-01-2012, 02:14 PM
RE: Abraham Lincoln and China - by Craig Hipkins - 08-01-2012, 07:10 PM
RE: Abraham Lincoln and China - by Thomas Thorne - 08-02-2012, 01:08 AM
RE: Abraham Lincoln and China - by Thomas Thorne - 08-04-2012, 03:38 PM
RE: Abraham Lincoln and China - by RJNorton - 08-02-2012, 03:46 PM
RE: Abraham Lincoln and China - by Laurie Verge - 08-02-2012, 04:57 PM
RE: Abraham Lincoln and China - by Craig Hipkins - 08-04-2012, 06:03 PM

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