How the States Got Their Shapes The Great Plains, Trains and Automobiles (Season 1, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

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How the States Got Their Shapes

The Great Plains, Trains and Automobiles (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

The history of transportation hidden in the lines of the map. From canals to trains and cars, how getting around helped draw the American map. Why Chicago could have been in Wisconsin; why states out West or so big and boxy; and why we ...See moreThe history of transportation hidden in the lines of the map. From canals to trains and cars, how getting around helped draw the American map. Why Chicago could have been in Wisconsin; why states out West or so big and boxy; and why we almost had a state called Forgottonia. Written by Anonymous See less

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Name	Known for
Brian Unger Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Our Little Secret (I) (2024)
Travis Wallbaum Self - Fisherman Self - Fisherman See fewer	How the States Got Their Shapes (2011)
Seth Stein Self - Northwestern University Self - Northwestern University See fewer	Born to Explore (2011)
Mark Stein Self - Author, How the States Got Their Shapes Self - Author, How the States Got Their Shapes See fewer	HouseSitter (1992)
H.W. Brands Self - University of Texas at Austin Self - University of Texas at Austin See fewer	The Titans That Built America (2021)
Michael Paras Self - Belt Railway Company of Chicago Self - Belt Railway Company of Chicago See fewer	How the States Got Their Shapes (2011)
Jack Strejc Self - Belt Railway Company of Chicago Self - Belt Railway Company of Chicago See fewer	How the States Got Their Shapes (2011)
Richard Stewart Self - Bureau of Reclamation Self - Bureau of Reclamation See fewer	How the States Got Their Shapes (2011)
Larry Meister Self - Cab Driver Self - Cab Driver See fewer	How the States Got Their Shapes (2011)
Frederick Salvucci Self - Former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Self - Former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation See fewer	How the States Got Their Shapes (2011)
Neal Gamm Self - Forgottonia Governor Self - Forgottonia Governor See fewer	How the States Got Their Shapes (2011)

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