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Parks | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Boston, MA
10 That Changed America
About the Episode
Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by Henry Dearborn in 1831.
Aired:
04/10/16
| Expires: | Runtime: 4m 22s
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Episode 4, Season 1<br> 10 Towns that Changed America
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Episode 3, Season 2<br> 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America
A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible.
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Extras
Web Extra: Van Buren vs. Horse
Former President Martin Van Buren fell from his horse-drawn carriage on the National Road.
1:16
Web Extra: The Fight to Remember Black Wall Street
Reconciliation Park is an effort to remember and learn from the devastation in Tulsa, OK.
4:06
Web Extra: Artifacts of the Boston Post Road
Many historic remnants can still be found along today's Boston Post Road.
3:33
Streets | Boston Post Road
Travel the highway that helped win the American Revolution.
9:13
Modern Marvels | John A. Roebling Bridge
John Roebling first revealed his bridge building secrets in Cincinnati.
4:54
Streets | Eastern Parkway, New York, NY
America's first "parkway," designed as a tree-lined oasis for city dwellers.
4:19
Streets | Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
L.A.'s "Miracle Mile," a revolutionary new shopping district catering to motorists.
4:45
Steets | Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, MI
See how Kalamazoo turned "Main Street" into a pedestrian mall.
5:32
Streets | Greenwood Avenue, Tulsa, OK
Once known as the "Black Wall Street" until a violent mob burned it to the ground in 1921.
6:26
Streets | Lincoln Highway
This cross-country road laid the groundwork for America's love affair with the road trip.
6:02
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