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by the Mandans, that enabled the Lewis and Clark Expedition to survive the severe winter of 1804-05 at Fort Mandan, near present-day Washburn. By that time, however, corn was already an ancient crop. Corn (Zea mays L.) is actually a grass, which was first domesticated in what is now southern Mexico...
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