State #25 – Arkansas!
Arkansas – June 15, 1836 State #25 | Brock’s World: Truth with a Twist Arkansas is one of those states people think they know. Mountains. Lakes. Rivers. Hot Springs. Razorbacks. Maybe a few backroads that
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State #24 – Missouri!
Missouri – August 10, 1821 State #24 | Brock’s World: Truth with a Twist Missouri is never just one thing. It’s river towns and jazz clubs, BBQ smoke and Ozark hills, Mark Twain stories and
Read More »State #23 – Maine!
Maine – March 15, 1820 State #23 | Brock’s World: Truth with a Twist Before Maine became known for lobster shacks, rocky coastlines, and lighthouses standing against Atlantic storms, it was part of Massachusetts. But
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Alabama – December 14, 1819 State #22 | Brock’s World: Truth with a Twist Alabama: More Than Football, More Than a Stereotype When most people think about Alabama, they usually picture one of two things:
Read More »State #21 – Illinois!
Illinois – December 3, 1818 State #21 | Brock’s World: Truth with a Twist Before Illinois became the land of skyscrapers and deep-dish debates, it was something much older… and much bigger than people
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Mississippi – December 10, 1817 State #20 | Brock’s World: Truth with a Twist Before Mississippi became shorthand for magnolias, the blues, and river legends, it was a frontier shaped by water, conflict, fertile land,
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Indiana – December 11, 1816 State #19 | Brock’s World: Truth with a Twist What if I told you one of the most influential speeches in American history…was given in a small town most people
Read More »State #18 – Louisiana!
Louisiana – April 30, 1812 State #18 | Brock’s World: Truth with a Twist There are places in America that feel like they belong to the country… …and then there are places that feel like
Read More »State #17 – Ohio!
Ohio – March 1, 1803 State #17 | Brock’s World: Truth with a Twist Before Ohio became the birthplace of aviation… it was a contested frontier of a young nation still finding its footing. Carved
Read More »State #16 – Tennessee!
Tennessee – June 1, 1796 State #16 | Brock’s World: Truth with a Twist Before Tennessee became the soundtrack of America — from Appalachian fiddles to the bright lights of Nashville — it was a
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