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10 That Changed America

Modern Marvels | Colorado River Aqueduct

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Providing much of the drinking water for southern California, the aqueduct – another Depression-era public works project and the brainchild of L.A.’s controversial water department superintendent William Mulholland – travels from the river, across the desert and five mountain peaks before descending into Los Angeles.

10 that Changed America is made possible, in part, by The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation. Major funding is also provided by Joan and Robert Clifford, The Walter E. Heller Foundation, and other generous supporters.
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10 That Changed America
Modern Marvels | Erie Canal Albany, NY to Buffalo, NY
Waterway that linked the Atlantic Ocean with the fertile farmland of America's interior.
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10 That Changed America
Modern Marvels | Erie Canal Albany, NY to Buffalo, NY
Waterway that linked the Atlantic Ocean with the fertile farmland of America's interior.
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10 That Changed America
Modern Marvels | Reversal of the Chicago River
Chicago's greatest engineering feat was saving itself from it's own sewage.
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10 That Changed America
Modern Marvels | Reversal of the Chicago River
Chicago's greatest engineering feat was saving itself from it's own sewage.
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10 That Changed America
Modern Marvels | John A. Roebling Bridge
John Roebling first revealed his bridge building secrets in Cincinnati.
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10 That Changed America
Modern Marvels | John A. Roebling Bridge
John Roebling first revealed his bridge building secrets in Cincinnati.
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10 That Changed America
Modern Marvels | Transcontinental Railroad
The railroad that shrank the time it took to cross the nation from six months to one week.
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10 That Changed America
Modern Marvels | Transcontinental Railroad
The railroad that shrank the time it took to cross the nation from six months to one week.
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10 That Changed America
Modern Marvels | Interstate Highway System
The largest engineering project in human history that accelerated an exodus to suburbia.
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10 That Changed America
Modern Marvels | Interstate Highway System
The largest engineering project in human history that accelerated an exodus to suburbia.
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10 Towns that Changed America
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Discover the evolution of our nation’s city parks and learn the history of landscapes.
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Ten architecturally adventuresome homes that elevated living to an art form.
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10 Buildings that Changed America
Survey 10 works of American architecture that changed the way we live.
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