Streets | Lincoln Highway
About the Episode
This cross-country road, which began as a PR stunt dreamed up by car salesman Max Fisher, laid the groundwork for America's love affair with the road trip.
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| Expires: | Runtime: 6m 02s
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Extras
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Modern Marvels | Reversal of the Chicago River
Chicago's greatest engineering feat was saving itself from it's own sewage.5:18 -
Modern Marvels | Erie Canal Albany, NY to Buffalo, NY
Waterway that linked the Atlantic Ocean with the fertile farmland of America's interior.5:30 -
Modern Marvels | Colorado River Aqueduct
Provides much of the drinking water for southern California.5:05 -
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Modern Marvels | Interstate Highway System
The largest engineering project in human history that accelerated an exodus to suburbia.4:46 -
Modern Marvels | Hoover Dam
Designed to provide water and power for the growing cities of Southern California.5:13 -
Modern Marvels | Hurricane & Storm Damage Reduction System
Army Corps of Engineers created a system of safeguards to keep New Orleans from flooding.6:23 -
Monuments | Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, MA
One of America's earliest monuments honoring all who fought in the Revolutionary War.4:39 -
Monuments | Standing Soldiers, Everywhere, USA
Monuments to both Union and Confederate soldiers that were erected in thousands of towns.4:51 -
Monuments | Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Regiment Memorial
The first monument to honor African American soldiers of the Union Army's 54th Regiment.4:50
