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Indian Camas
(Camassia quamash)

Camas prairies are found in several different geographical areas in the western United States, and are named for the native perennial camas (Camassia}. The culturally and scientifically significant of these areas lie within Idaho and Montana. Camas bulbs were an important food source for Native Americans.

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Camas prairie

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of Camas County around Fairfield is locally called the "Camas Prairie." Camas Prairie Centennial Marsh Wildlife Management Area The Camas Prairie covers...

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Camas Prairie Railroad

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Camas Prairie Railroad Camas Prairie Railroad Company (reporting mark CSP) was a short line railroad in northern Idaho jointly owned and operated by Northern...

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Barrel racing

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Saddle pads and cinches are chosen based on the horse's size. The Camas Prairie Stump Race is a barrel race which is also a match race: two horses race...

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Camassia

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Camas Valley, Oregon; the city of Camas, Washington; Lacamas Creek in southern Washington; the Camas Prairie in northern Idaho (and its Camas Prairie...

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Palouse

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ecologists believe the Nez Perce burned the Palouse and Camas Prairies to encourage growth of Camas (Morgan, pers. comm.); but there is little historical...

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Camas Hot Springs

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DeMers Addition, Camas Hot Springs, Montana, 1911 Teaming in The Bully West, at the DeMers, T.G. Hotel, Camas Hot Springs, 1911 Camas post office location...

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Camas

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United States Camas, Washington, United States Camas County, Idaho, United States Camas prairie, several areas in the western United States Camas Tuath, a...

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Camassia quamash

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Camassia quamash, commonly known as camas, small camas, common camas, common camash or quamash, is a perennial herb. It is native to western North America...

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Glacial Lake Missoula

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kilometers (68 mi) northwest of Missoula, Montana, at the north end of the Camas Prairie Valley, just east of Montana Highway 382 and Macfarlane Ranch. It was...

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Great Northwest Railroad

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approximately 77 miles (124 km). Known as the Camas Prairie Railroad until 1998 and then Camas Prairie Railnet, Watco purchased the line in 2004 and renamed...

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Bannock War

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the Snake River, moving to the Big Camas Prairie to set up camp. At that time the region between the Big Camas Prairie and the Snake River was occupied...

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Trestle bridge

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fans of the type. The Camas Prairie Railroad in northern Idaho utilized many timber trestles across the rolling Camas Prairie and in the major grade...

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Nez Perce

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modification. Cut off from most of their horticultural sites throughout the Camas Prairie by an 1863 treaty (subsequently known as the "Thief Treaty" or "Steal...

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Camas Prairie Centennial Marsh Wildlife Management Area

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wildlife. The flat tableland on the prairie creates a large floodplain for Camas Creek, flooding the Camas Prairie to a depth of less than 12 in (30 cm)...

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Camassia angusta

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Camassia angusta, the prairie camas or prairie hyacinth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to the central US; Kansas...

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REO Speed Wagon

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1948, 2 1/2 ton REO Speed Wagon truck used to haul grain on the Camas Prairie, Idaho circa 1953...

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