Every American state has stories that never made it into the textbooks. Secret government programs. Forgotten acts of courage. Engineering marvels built and abandoned. Communities erased from history.
50 States Forgotten History uncovers ten surprising facts from each state, arranged in a countdown from fascinating to extraordinary. These are not the stories you learned in school. They are the stories that schools forgot to teach.
What Makes This Series Different
This is not a geography lesson or a travel guide. Each episode digs into the hidden chapters of a state’s past — the moments that shaped communities, changed national policy, or simply defied explanation. From NASA’s secret nuclear rocket program in Florida to the Congressional bunker hidden beneath a West Virginia resort for thirty-four years, these are stories that reward curiosity.
Arthur Lee approaches each state as a curious explorer, not a lecturer. The tone is warm, direct, and occasionally irreverent. When a state’s history includes something genuinely absurd — like the United States Army’s camel cavalry experiment in Texas — it deserves to be told with the appropriate mix of wonder and amusement.
Research Approach
Each episode draws from state archives, university collections, local historical societies, and primary-source documents. Facts are cross-referenced against at least two independent sources before inclusion. When a story sounds too strange to be true, that is usually when the research confirms it.
The goal is fifty episodes — one for every state. New episodes premiere every Monday.
