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It is hosted by Brian Unger and is based on Mark Stein 's book How the States Got Their Shapes. The show deals with how the various states of the United States established their borders but also delves into other aspects of history, including failed states, proposed new states, and the local culture and character of various U.S. states.
- 29 (+ 1 special)
- April 6, 2010 –, December 22, 2012
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- History
How the States Got Their Shapes: With Brian Unger, H.W. Brands, Mark Stein, Seth Stein. Host Brian Unger travels the United States explaining the weird shapes on the map.
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- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
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► Population:4,887,871 ► Size (square miles):50,645 ► Capital:Montgomery ► Founded:Dec. 14, 1819 (22nd state to join) ► Famous landmarks:Edmund Pettus Bridge Alabama's boundaries were created in colonial times. In March 1663, King Charles II of England created the Carolina colony out of the larger colony of Virginia and placed the southern limit of...
► Population:737,438 ► Size (square miles):570,641 ► Capital:Juneau ► Founded:Jan. 3, 1959 (49th state to join) ► Famous landmarks:Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) Alaska and Hawaii are the only two states that do not share a border with any other part of the U.S. Alaska is surrounded by the Arctic and Pacific oceans on its North, South, and West s...
► Population:7,171,646 ► Size (square miles):113,594 ► Capital:Phoenix ► Founded:Feb. 14, 1912 (48th state to join) ► Famous landmarks:Grand Canyon Arizona's current shape came to be in 1863, nearly 50 years before the area became a state. Arizona and New Mexico were split into separate territories when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Arizona ...
► Population:3,013,825 ► Size (square miles):52,035 ► Capital:Little Rock ► Founded:June 15, 1836 (25th state to join) ► Famous landmarks:Hot Springs National Park Arkansas borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. An act of Congress in 1819 created the state's ...
► Population:39,557,045 ► Size (square miles):155,779 ► Capital:Sacramento ► Founded:Sept. 9, 1850 (31st state to join) ► Famous landmarks:Hollywood sign Aside from its western border, which is the Pacific Ocean, California set its northern border along the 42nd parallel and the southern border was settled by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo with Me...
► Population:5,695,564 ► Size (square miles):103,641 ► Capital:Denver ► Founded:Aug. 1, 1876 (38th state to join) ► Famous landmarks:Pikes Peak Colorado began as a rectangular state when Congress created its territorial boundaries in 1861. The borders were established between 37th and 41st parallels, and the 25th and 32nd longitudes. The area was t...
► Population:3,572,665 ► Size (square miles):4,842 ► Capital:Hartford ► Founded:Jan. 9, 1788 (5th state to join) ► Famous landmarks:Mark Twain House The original charter creating Connecticut's border issued by King Charles II in 1662 would have allowed Connecticut to claim most of Rhode Island, eastern Long Island, and all territory west to the Pac...
► Population:967,171 ► Size (square miles):1,948 ► Capital:Dover ► Founded:Dec. 7, 1787 (1st state to join) ► Famous landmarks:Mason Dixon Marker The borders of Delaware, the nation's first state, were created as a result of the resolution of disputes between the state and with Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey. Delaware was deeded to William ...
► Population:21,299,325 ► Size (square miles):53,624 ► Capital:Tallahassee ► Founded:March 3, 1845 (27th state to join) ► Famous landmarks:Castillo de San Marcos Spanish explorers first came to Florida in the 16th century, and the Florida Panhandle once stretched to the Mississippi River. Spain claimed to own the territories around New Orleans, but...
► Population:10,519,475 ► Size (square miles):57,513 ► Capital:Atlanta ► Founded:Jan. 2, 1788 (4th state to join) ► Famous landmarks:Ebenezer Baptist Church Georgia, founded by James Oglethorpe in 1732, defined its northeastern boundary as the beginning of the headwaters of the Savannah River. Georgia's southern boundary with Florida is marked by a...
The web page explains how the shapes of the 50 states in the United States were determined by historical events, such as the American Revolution, the construction of railroads, the issue of slavery, and the Louisiana Purchase. It also provides some facts and figures about each state's population, size, capital, and famous landmarks.
Apr 7, 2009 · How the States Got Their Shapes is the first book to tackle why our state lines are where they are. Here are the stories behind the stories, right down to the tiny northward jog at the eastern end of Tennessee and the teeny-tiny (and little known) parts of Delaware that are not attached to Delaware but to New Jersey.
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Although there's no single, simple answer to that question, let's investigate some of the factors that shaped the way the states look. There are 50 states in the United States, and that means there are about 50 unique stories that explain how each state got its shape.
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The official site for video programming based on Mark Stein's New York Times bestseller and the hit TV series on History "How the States Got Their Shapes" hosted by Brian Unger. We're...
