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10 That Changed America
About the Episode
Savannah, Georgia. Designed by James Oglethorpe in 1733.
Aired:
04/10/16
| Expires: | Runtime: 4m 14s
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Episode 4, Season 1<br> 10 Towns that Changed America
Ten towns designed from the ground up by visionary architects, corporations, and citizens.
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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: 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: Van Buren vs. Horse
Former President Martin Van Buren fell from his horse-drawn carriage on the National Road.
1:16
Web Extra: How A Highway Paved the Way to Opportunities
The Lincoln Highway gave women and people of color unprecedented freedom to travel.
3:17
Streets | Boston Post Road
Travel the highway that helped win the American Revolution.
9:13
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 | Transcontinental Railroad
The railroad that shrank the time it took to cross the nation from six months to one week.
5:20
Modern Marvels | John A. Roebling Bridge
John Roebling first revealed his bridge building secrets in Cincinnati.
4:54
Modern Marvels | Hoover Dam
Designed to provide water and power for the growing cities of Southern California.
5:13
Modern Marvels | Holland Tunnel
The first underwater tunnel for cars.
5:17
Modern Marvels | Interstate Highway System
The largest engineering project in human history that accelerated an exodus to suburbia.
4:46
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