How The States Got Their Shapes
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A River Runs Through It - 1
A River Runs Through It - 1
Did money make our map? Through boom and through bust, the sweet smell of profit has drawn and redrawn our states.
The Great Plains, Trains, & Automobiles - 2
The Great Plains, Trains, & Automobiles - 2
How the States Got Their Shapes
Force of Nature - 3
Force of Nature - 3
How have massive geological events helped create the American map? Long before the Founding Fathers drew the map, Mother Nature shaped some states herself.
State of Rebellion - 4
State of Rebellion - 4
How did the most rebellious states take shape? And how did they earn their outsized features and outspoken reputations?
Living On The Edge - 5
Living On The Edge - 5
There are secrets hiding in our map, from the "blank spots" like Area 51 to the county in Georgia that was left off its state's quarter.
Use It or Lose It - 6
Use It or Lose It - 6
If you thought our borders were set in stone, you're wrong. Who stole a corner of Washington, D.C.? Is Ohio actually a state? Why isn't St. Louis our nation's capital? And how did we create order out of so much chaos?
Church and States - 7
Church and States - 7
Ever since the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower, what we believe and how we believe has shaped the American map. How did religion shatter New England into such odd little shapes?
A Boom With a View - 8
A Boom With a View - 8
Did money make our map? Through boom and through bust, the sweet smell of profit has drawn and redrawn our states.
Culture Clash - 9
Culture Clash - 9
Cultures compete against each other all over the map. In extreme cases, they can divide states in two. Will rivalries within our states break them into pieces?
Mouthing Off - 10
Mouthing Off - 10
We all live in the same country, so why do we sound do different? And why do we have so many different words for the same things -- like pop versus sodä
