Covering over 85,000,000 acres of land with locations in every state. More than 325 Million People visited the site last year. Over the next 90 minutes we feature a mixture of Natural Beauty and history at eight different parks around the country. We begin just outside cleveland at Cuyahoga Valley National park. Situated along the Cuyahoga River we will learn how the canal system plays a a major re in our nations westward expansion during the 1830s and 40s. [background sounds] [background sounds] the ohio and erie canal as part of a two canal system that was put in place in the early years of america built between 1825 18251832, and basically its a water transportation route the connected lake erie with the ohio river which is part of a larger idea, a National Water transportation route. In the early days of america we had 13 colonies all situated right along the atlantic seaboard. Our leaders at the time saw a problem. That problem was we needed that country to expand westward. Howeve
Manufacturing center in the late 1800s through the depression, combining its location on the water with the coming of the railroads. Today it is ohios most second populous city. With the help of Charter Communications, as cleveland prepares to host the convention, we take a look back at the history. We visit the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum to find out by it lost the distinction of the motor city. Became the city where highend automobiles were built. There was a lot of wealth in the the. So, the vehicles being built here were primarily vehicles for the wealthy. Happens, find out what music and politics collide at the rock n roll hall of fame. Congress put together the list of the filthy 15. Kind of public enemies number one through 15 in terms of making the case that rock n roll has to be controlled, censored. It led to warning labels being put on cds. These talk to artist, songs, they were not that outrageous. Plus we take a look at to pass conventions in cleveland. In the rear book
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And Michael Kozak who helped negotiate the treaties. It features a 1978 address from are carter on the panama canal. First David Mccullough, he discusses the history of the construction and answers viewers questions. The path between the seas it traces the early days of the panama canal. Good evening, mr. Mccullough. Let me ask you first, why do you have a picture of jules burn in your book it was the idea that almost anything in the world miraculous and progressive could be accomplished through the miracles of modern medicine, science and technology. He was a great friend of the builder of the suez canal. It was the spirit that they would move on to panama. And that this was the wave of the future and that they would simply repeat their success in this very different part of the world. Forgetting that panama was a vastly different terrain and topography and climate, everything. Today if you go to panama you still see fernand around. A couple of years ago there was a steakhouse. What w