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Discover the Hidden Towns That Shaped Each US State
Every state has a capital and its largest city, but there's also a town in each state that you might not expect to have played a pivotal role in history. These are the towns that quietly changed the country forever, sitting on the right river, above the right mineral deposit, or at the right crossing point, where history happened whether anyone was watching or not.
In this episode, we explore all 50 states, unveiling the one town in each that played a foundational role, so essential that without it, the state and sometimes the entire country would look completely different today.
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