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In fact, the city got its name from Thomas West
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Engineering Catastrophes

In fact, the city got its namefrom Thomas West, a 19th century businessman and landowner. ...

In fact, the city got its name
from Thomas West, a 19th century businessman and landowner. [narrator] Local Alicia Gerik is proud of her paradoxically named community. It's West comma Texas,
there is a difference

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In fact, the city got its name from Thomas West,
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a 19th century businessman and landowner.
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[narrator] Local Alicia Gerik is proud of her paradoxically
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named community.
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It's West comma Texas, there is a difference.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
10
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:21
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
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NARRATOR: Farming communities like Huron thrive in
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If you love the water, there's boating, there's...
S06 • E04 Everybody who is anybody from Johnny Cash to B.B. King to Elvis, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Everybody who is anybody from Johnny Cash to B.B. King to El...
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[narrator] With the city surrounded on three sides by water,
S06 • E05 [narrator] Like most Texas cities, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Like most Texas cities,
S06 • E07 WALKER: At the time, Winston-Salem was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
WALKER: At the time, Winston-Salem was
S06 • E04 [narrator] Barry Moore was born and raised in Memphis. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] Barry Moore was born and raised in Memphis.
S06 • E09 Farming is the basis of the local economy. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Farming is the basis of the local economy.
S06 • E06 Born and bred New Yorker and city planner Josh Vogel - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
Born and bred New Yorker and city planner Josh Vogel
S06 • E03 [narrator] Slicing through the heart of Jacksonville, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] Slicing through the heart of Jacksonville,
S06 • E01 It's the most amazing place to be. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
It's the most amazing place to be.
S06 • E09 Huron has always been that cornucopia, uh, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Huron has always been that cornucopia, uh,
S06 • E04 All this stuff was taking place, when I was growing up. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
All this stuff was taking place, when I was growing up.
S06 • E08 Despite being half a world away, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
Despite being half a world away,
S06 • E05 {\an8}The port of Corpus Christi is a major oil hub, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}The port of Corpus Christi is a major oil hub,
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NARRATOR: Within decades, the tobacco industry was booming,
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[narrator] This gargantuan feat of engineering
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They did that with the intent of kind of showcasing
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It's all thanks to the ultra-rich soil, which has
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That's enough gas to fill the tanks of over three milli...