The States Season 1 Episode 1

Narrator: There is a North Dakota and a South Dakota, there is a North Carolina and a South Carolina, but there is only one state in America that is a West anything. Greetings from West Virginia, the Mountain State became the 35th to join the Union on June 20th, 1863.

Narrator: One by one territories joined together creating a patchwork nation of 50 different states. United, but each with its own history, spirit, culture and landmarks. Let's explore the history of five of them.

Narrator: This state's name means nothing. It's a completely fabricated word first used to describe a mythical land in a 16th century Spanish novel. Greeting from California, still a mythical place to many.

Narrator: There are military bases scattered throughout America but only one state can claim to be home to Fort Bragg, a massive complex that cover 251 square miles and houses 48,000 military personell. Greetings from North Carolina, the 12th of the original 13 colonies to join the Union, which it did on November 21st 1789.