
How The States Got Their Shapes
A River Runs Through It
History · May 3, 2011 · 40 min HISTORY Vault
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S1, E1: How water has literally shaped the States. The surprising history hidden in the blue, squiggly lines on the map: How the founding fathers might have made a mistake along the Georgia Tennessee border; how that boundary could actually change because of water; why Maine has so much -- and why Nevada was left high and dry. All told the unique shapes of these states.
History · May 3, 2011 · 40 min