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How the States Got Their Shapes

S01E03 Force of Nature

2011-05-17

What role did monumental geological events play in forming the American landscape? Long before the nation's architects sketched the borders, nature herself sculpted various states. Discover how an asteroid defined the boundaries for three states and impacted the course of history. Explore the effects of glaciers carving out the Great Plains and the ongoing transformations brought about by natural disasters, which continue to reshape the map of America today.

Season 1 Episodes

1
Episode 1
1983-02-28
 1
A River Runs Through It
2011-05-03
 2
Episode 2
1983-03-01
 2
The Great Plains, Trains, and Automobiles
2011-05-10
 3
Episode 3
1983-03-02
 3
Force of Nature
2011-05-17
 4
Episode 4
1983-03-03
 4
State of Rebellion
2011-05-24
 5
Episode 5
1983-03-04
 5
Living on the Edge
2011-06-07
 6
Episode 6
1983-03-07
 6
Use it or Lose it
2011-06-14
 7
Episode 7
1983-03-08
 7
Church and States
2011-06-21
 8
Episode 8
1983-03-09
 8
A Boom with a View
2011-06-28
 9
Episode 9
1983-03-10
 9
Culture Clash
2011-07-05
 10
Episode 10
1983-03-11
 10
Mouthing Off
2011-07-12