Long Tom

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Camas baking ovens from 4,400 years ago have been recorded at a Long Tom River archaeological site near Veneta, Ore., but for several thousand years, the bulbs appeared to have been harvested somewhat indiscriminately.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

Authorities also asked anyone who spots a green kayak in the Long Tom River north of Ferguson Road to report it.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2022

The Long Branch is one of two watering holes in the town, a stone’s throw from the stagnant Long Tom River across Highway 99.

From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2014

William B. Dougherty, brought up "Draftee," one of the 155-mm. rifles that the Allies have dubbed "Long Tom" and the Germans "Whispering Death."

From Time Magazine Archive

Long Tom an' him had gone off to shoot deer an' weren't havin' much success, an' when their grub wus all gone an' they had to live on berries, they thought they'd better get back.

From The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west by Maclean, John