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How the States Got Their Shapeschevron_right
S01E02: The Great Plains, Trains, and AutomobilesThe history of transportation is hidden in the lines of the map. From canals to trains and cars, how did getting around help draw the American map? Could Chicago have been in Wisconsin? Why are states out West or so big and boxy? And why did we almost had a state called Forgottonia?
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May 10, 2011
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Brian Unger
