May 03, 2011
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.
May 10, 2011
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 almost had a state called Forgottonia.
May 17, 2011
How massive geological events helped create the American map. Long before the Founding Fathers drew the map, mother nature shape some states: how an asteroid created the border for three states and changed history; how glaciers plowed the great plains and how natural disasters continue to alter the map.
How the States Got Their Shapes Season 1 (2011) is released on May 03, 2011 and the latest season 2 of How the States Got Their Shapes is released in 2012. Watch How the States Got Their Shapes online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. How the States Got Their Shapes is directed by David Konschnik,Amber Engelmann,Laura Casey,Rick Velleu and created by Bradley Hague with Brian Unger and H.W. Brands. How the States Got Their Shapes is available online on Hoopla and Apple TV.
