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The Columbia Commonwealth

The Columbia Commonwealth was one of the thirteen commonwealths of the pre-War United States.

Background

Created in 1969, it was comprised of the former states of Maryland and Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia.^[1] The commonwealth bordered the Eastern Commonwealth, the East Central Commonwealth, and the Southeast Commonwealth.

Former District of Columbia

Capital Wasteland

Main article: Capital Wasteland

The Capital Wasteland spans much of the District of Columbia, also known as Washington D.C., as well as portions of both Maryland to the north and Virginia to the south. Several locations here include Washington, D.C., Little Lamplight, Minefield, Rivet City, Canterbury Commons, Arefu, and the Republic of Dave. A chief technician at the RobCo sales & service center wrote about reporting their research findings to higher-ups in Washington.^[2] The National Mall of Washington, D.C. also appears in the Atomic Command Pip-Boy game.

Lawless and anarchic for most of its post-War history, the Brotherhood of Steel arrived in the region in 2255, and brought some semblance of order for the few human settlers in the region. Upon establishing themselves in the ruins of the Pentagon, now known as the Citadel, the leader of the Chapter, Elder Lyons, chose to wage war against the super mutants plaguing the region, and funded scientific pursuits such as Project Purity. However this resulted in a quagmire for the Brotherhood, as the war with the super mutants was a stalemate by 2277, and Project Purity had lain abandoned. In addition, half of the original forces had chosen to split and form their own faction, the Brotherhood Outcasts, who hoped to regain contact with the elders in California so as to put Lyons on trial for his betrayal of Brotherhood doctrine.

The situation would grow more severe when the Enclave, having fled to Raven Rock and other locations upon the destruction of their oil rig out west, revealed themselves in full, so as to claim Project Purity for themselves, declaring de-facto war on the Lyons Brotherhood. However, despite the grim outlook, the Brotherhood's use of a pre-War superweapon, Liberty Prime, helped to turn the tide of the war for the Brotherhood's favor, destroying the Enclave headquarters at Raven Rock. Though Liberty Prime would be disabled during the Battle of Rockland, the Brotherhood would still go on to ultimately win the war at the Battle of Adams Air Force Base.

Though successful in their war, and flush with spoils, the Brotherhood would suffer a leadership crisis for the next several years following 2278. Lyons and his daughter and heir Sarah died shortly after another, with a series of 'incompetent' elders taking the helm until Arthur Maxson managed to take control of the Brotherhood following his battle with Shephard, who had been leading the last of the super mutant forces.

Arthur then regained contact with the Brotherhood in California and healed the schism with the Outcasts by rededicating the chapter to the original Brotherhood's manifesto, merging the two. By 2287, the Brotherhood controls most of the Capital Wasteland, distributing free water to settlements and escorting caravans with vertibird air support.

Adams Air Force Base

Located just outside of the Capital Wasteland, the area was under the control of the Enclave, serving as a command center following the loss of Raven Rock during the Brotherhood-Enclave War. The Brotherhood would assault Adams Air Force Base, emerging victorious and bringing an end to the war.

By 2287, the Brotherhood has used the base to field a large fleet of vertibirds - some captured from the Enclave, others mass-produced. It was also here that the Brotherhood built the Prydwen.

Former Maryland

Although its rural areas were not hit by the bombs, similar destruction is seen here due to the downfall of society and post-War radiation seeping into the region. In the former state of Maryland, several locations can be explored or are mentioned, such as Adams Air Force Base, Baltimore,^[3] Camp David,^[4]^[5] Hagerstown,^[6] Damascus,^[7] Germantown, Olney, Paradise Falls, Rockville, Takoma Park, Wheaton, and the Western Maryland Correctional Facility.

The entire area of the Mire that goes east of the Potomac River is a part of Maryland and the locations in it that can be explored are Braxson's Quality Medical Supplies, Crevasse Dam, Delano grange, Haven Church, Ransacked bunker, Sam Blackwell's bunker, Southern Belle Motel, Scoot's shack, Sunken church, Tanagra Town, and Thunder Mountain power plant.

Point Lookout

A small portion of Maryland is shown in the add-on Point Lookout. Swamplands and deranged swampfolk abominations are numerous, with only a small non-mutated group of tribals. In 2277, Point Lookout was the site of a proxy war between two pre-war survivors, Desmond Lockheart and Professor Calvert.

Former Virginia

Parts of northern Virginia are explored as part of the Capital Wasteland, such as Andale and the ruins of Alexandria. Other known locations include W&M Law School,^[8] Megaton, Norfolk,^[9] Petersburg,^[7] Springfield,^[10] and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Lacey Drummond and Isela Mejia hail from Virginia and describe the state as "having more hotspots" compared to Appalachia, and as being "mostly picked clean." However, as of 2103 trade and business are flourishing within the state, with the Blue Ridge Caravan Company delivering to and from settlements along the length of the Blue Ridge Parkway, having supposedly turned it into one of the safest routes in the wastes.^[11] Joe Creigh hails from the Virginia coast and traveled from there to Camp McClintock.

Major factions

Appearances

The Columbia Commonwealth appears in Fallout 3 and its add-ons Broken Steel, Operation: Anchorage, and Point Lookout, and is mentioned in the add-ons The Pitt and Mothership Zeta. It is also mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-ons Dead Money and Lonesome Road, Fallout 4 and its add-on Automatron, as well as Fallout 76 and its update Wastelanders.

Gallery

References

↑ Plaque on the Massachusetts State House in Fallout 4 gives 1969 as the formation date of the "Thirteen commonwealths."
↑ RobCo sales & service center terminal entries; Maintenance Issue 09008112-AB
↑ Our Lady of Hope Hospital terminal entries
↑ Boston Bugle building terminal entries
↑ MIS 26 Speech.txt
↑ Citadel terminal entries
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Thicket Excavations terminal entries
↑ Eileen Suh
↑ Homestead Motel terminal entries
↑ Linda Smith's dialogue
↑ Big Bend Tunnel terminal entries; Joanna Mayfield's terminal, (Draft) Company Speech

[1] Plaque on the Massachusetts State House in Fallout 4 gives 1969 as the formation date of the "Thirteen commonwealths."

[2] RobCo sales & service center terminal entries; Maintenance Issue 09008112-AB

[3] Our Lady of Hope Hospital terminal entries

[4] Boston Bugle building terminal entries

[5] MIS 26 Speech.txt

[6] Citadel terminal entries

[Thicket-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Thicket Excavations terminal entries

[8] Eileen Suh

[9] Homestead Motel terminal entries

[Linda-10] Linda Smith's dialogue

[11] Big Bend Tunnel terminal entries; Joanna Mayfield's terminal, (Draft) Company Speech

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-{{icon|FO3}} The [[Capital Wasteland]] spans much of the District of Columbia, also known as Washington D.C., as well as portions of both Maryland to the north and Virginia to the south.
+The [[Capital Wasteland]] spans much of the District of Columbia, also known as Washington D.C., as well as portions of both Maryland to the north and Virginia to the south. Several locations here include [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Little Lamplight]], [[Minefield]], [[Rivet City]], [[Canterbury Commons]], [[Arefu]], and the [[Republic of Dave]]. A chief technician at the [[RobCo sales & service center]] wrote about reporting their research findings to higher-ups in Washington.<ref>[[RobCo sales & service center terminal entries#Maintenance Issue 09008112-AB|RobCo sales & service center terminal entries; Maintenance Issue 09008112-AB]]</ref> The [[The Mall|National Mall]] of [[Washington, D.C.]] also appears in the ''[[Atomic Command]]'' [[Pip-Boy 3000 Mark IV|Pip-Boy]] game.
 Lawless and anarchic for most of its post-War history, the [[Brotherhood of Steel (East Coast)|Brotherhood of Steel]] arrived in the region in [[Timeline#2255|2255]], and brought some semblance of order for the few human settlers in the region. Upon establishing themselves in the ruins of the Pentagon, now known as [[the Citadel]], the leader of the Chapter, [[Elder Lyons]], chose to [[Capital Wasteland super mutant conflict|wage war]] against the [[Vault 87 super mutant|super mutants]] plaguing the region, and funded scientific pursuits such as [[Project Purity]]. However this resulted in a quagmire for the Brotherhood, as the war with the super mutants was a stalemate by [[Timeline#2277|2277]], and Project Purity had lain abandoned. In addition, half of the original forces had chosen to split and form their own faction, the [[Brotherhood Outcasts]], who hoped to regain contact with the elders in [[Lost Hills|California]] so as to put Lyons on trial for his betrayal of Brotherhood doctrine.
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 The situation would grow more severe when the [[Enclave]], having fled to [[Raven Rock]] and other locations upon the [[Destruction of Control Station ENCLAVE|destruction]] of their [[Enclave Oil Rig|oil rig]] out west, revealed themselves in full, so as to claim Project Purity for themselves, declaring de-facto war on the Lyons Brotherhood. However, despite the grim outlook, the Brotherhood's use of a pre-War superweapon, [[Liberty Prime]], helped to turn the tide of the war for the Brotherhood's favor, destroying the Enclave headquarters at Raven Rock. Though Liberty Prime would be disabled during the [[Battle of Rockland]], the Brotherhood would still go on to ultimately win the war at the [[Battle of Adams Air Force Base]].
-{{icon|FO4}} Though successful in their war, and flush with spoils, the Brotherhood would suffer a leadership crisis for the next several years following [[Timeline#2278|2278]]. Lyons and his daughter and heir [[Sarah Lyons|Sarah]] died shortly after another, with a series of 'incompetent' elders taking the helm until [[Arthur Maxson]] managed to take control of the Brotherhood following his battle with [[Shephard]], who had been leading the last of the super mutant forces.
+Though successful in their war, and flush with spoils, the Brotherhood would suffer a leadership crisis for the next several years following [[Timeline#2278|2278]]. Lyons and his daughter and heir [[Sarah Lyons|Sarah]] died shortly after another, with a series of 'incompetent' elders taking the helm until [[Arthur Maxson]] managed to take control of the Brotherhood following his battle with [[Shephard]], who had been leading the last of the super mutant forces.
 Arthur then regained contact with the Brotherhood in California and healed the schism with the Outcasts by rededicating the chapter to the original Brotherhood's manifesto, merging the two. By [[Timeline#2287|2287]], the Brotherhood controls most of the Capital Wasteland, distributing free water to settlements and escorting caravans with [[vertibird]] air support.
-Several locations here include [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Little Lamplight]], [[Minefield]], [[Rivet City]], [[Canterbury Commons]], [[Arefu]], and the [[Republic of Dave]]. A chief technician at the [[RobCo sales & service center]] writes about reporting their research findings to higher ups in Washington.<ref>[[RobCo sales & service center terminal entries#Maintenance Issue 09008112-AB|RobCo sales & service center terminal entries; Maintenance Issue 09008112-AB]]</ref> The [[The Mall|National Mall]] of [[Washington, D.C.]] also appears in the ''[[Atomic Command]]'' [[Pip-Boy 3000 Mark IV|Pip-Boy]] game.
 ===Adams Air Force Base===
-{{icon|FO3BS}} Located just outside of the Capital Wasteland, the area was under the control of the Enclave, serving as a command center following the loss of [[Raven Rock]] during the [[Brotherhood-Enclave War]]. The Brotherhood would [[Battle of Adams Air Force Base|assault Adams Air Force Base]], emerging victorious and bringing an end to the war.
+Located just outside of the Capital Wasteland, the area was under the control of the Enclave, serving as a command center following the loss of [[Raven Rock]] during the [[Brotherhood-Enclave War]]. The Brotherhood would [[Battle of Adams Air Force Base|assault Adams Air Force Base]], emerging victorious and bringing an end to the war.
 By 2287, the Brotherhood has used the base to field a large fleet of vertibirds - some captured from the Enclave, others mass-produced. It was also here that the Brotherhood built the ''[[The Prydwen|Prydwen]]''.
 ==Former Maryland==
+Although its rural areas were not hit by the bombs, similar destruction is seen here due to the downfall of society and post-War radiation seeping into the region. In the former state of Maryland, several locations can be explored or are mentioned, such as [[Adams Air Force Base]], [[Baltimore]],<ref>[[Our Lady of Hope Hospital terminal entries#Injury Report 09087882|Our Lady of Hope Hospital terminal entries]]</ref> [[Camp David]],<ref>[[Boston Bugle building terminal entries#Article 4|Boston Bugle building terminal entries]]</ref><ref>[[MIS 26 Speech.txt#Politician|MIS 26 Speech.txt]]</ref> [[Hagerstown]],<ref>[[Citadel terminal entries#Pentagon Library terminal|Citadel terminal entries]]</ref> [[Damascus]],<ref name=Thicket /> [[Germantown police HQ|Germantown]], [[Old Olney|Olney]], [[Paradise Falls]], [[Rockville]], [[Takoma Park]], [[Wheaton armory|Wheaton]], and the [[Western Maryland Correctional Facility]].
-Parts of Maryland are explored in ''[[Fallout 3]]'', ''[[Point Lookout (add-on)|Point Lookout]]'' and ''[[Fallout 76]]''. Not much is known about the state except that much of it was not hit by the bombs, with the damage being done as a result of the downfall of society, loss of contact with the outside world, and post-War radiation seeping into the region.
+The entire area of [[the Mire]] that goes east of the [[Potomac River]] is a part of Maryland and the locations in it that can be explored are [[Braxson's Quality Medical Supplies]], [[Crevasse Dam]], [[Delano grange]], [[Haven Church]], [[Ransacked bunker]], [[Sam Blackwell's bunker]], [[Southern Belle Motel]], [[Scoot's shack]], [[Sunken church]], [[Tanagra Town]], and [[Thunder Mountain power plant]].
-In the former state of Maryland, several locations can be explored or are mentioned, such as [[Adams Air Force Base]], [[Baltimore]],<ref>[[Our Lady of Hope Hospital terminal entries#Injury Report 09087882|Our Lady of Hope Hospital terminal entries]]</ref> [[Camp David]],<ref>[[Boston Bugle building terminal entries#Article 4|Boston Bugle building terminal entries]]</ref><ref>[[MIS 26 Speech.txt#Politician|MIS 26 Speech.txt]]</ref> [[Hagerstown]],<ref>[[Citadel terminal entries#Pentagon Library terminal|Citadel terminal entries]]</ref> [[Damascus]],<ref name=Thicket /> [[Germantown police HQ|Germantown]], [[Old Olney|Olney]], [[Paradise Falls]], [[Rockville]], [[Takoma Park]], [[Wheaton armory|Wheaton]], and the [[Western Maryland Correctional Facility]].
-A small part of Maryland can be explored in ''[[Fallout 76]]''. The entire area of [[The Mire]] that goes east of the [[Potomac River]] is a part of Maryland and the locations in it that can be explored are [[Braxson's Quality Medical Supplies]], [[Crevasse Dam]], [[Delano grange]], [[Haven Church]], [[Ransacked bunker]], [[Sam Blackwell's bunker]], [[Southern Belle Motel]], [[Scoot's shack]], [[Sunken church]], [[Tanagra Town]], and [[Thunder Mountain power plant]].
 ===Point Lookout===
-{{icon|FO3PL}} A small portion of the Maryland is shown in the [[Fallout 3 add-ons|add-on]] ''[[Point Lookout (add-on)|Point Lookout]]''. Swamplands and deranged [[swampfolk]] abominations are numerous, with only a small non-mutated group of [[Point Lookout tribals (faction)|tribals]].
+A small portion of Maryland is shown in the [[Fallout 3 add-ons|add-on]] ''[[Point Lookout (add-on)|Point Lookout]]''. Swamplands and deranged [[swampfolk]] abominations are numerous, with only a small non-mutated group of [[Point Lookout tribals (faction)|tribals]]. In 2277, Point Lookout was the site of a proxy war between two pre-war survivors, [[Desmond Lockheart]] and [[Calvert (brain)|Professor Calvert]].
-In 2277, Point Lookout was the site of a proxy war between two pre-war survivors, [[Desmond Lockheart]] and [[Calvert (brain)|Professor Calvert]].
 ==Former Virginia==
-Parts of northern Virginia are explored in ''Fallout 3'' as part of the Capital Wasteland, such as [[Andale]] and the ruins of Alexandria. Other known locations include [[W&M Law School]],<ref>[[Eileen Suh (Fallout 2)|Eileen Suh]]</ref> [[Megaton]], [[Norfolk]],<ref>[[Homestead Motel terminal entries#Welcome to USA, Dr. Jiang.|Homestead Motel terminal entries]]</ref> [[Petersburg]],<ref name=Thicket>[[Thicket Excavations terminal entries]]</ref> [[Springfield (Fallout 3)|Springfield]],<ref name=Linda>[[LindaSmith.txt|Linda Smith's dialogue]]</ref> and the [[Blue Ridge Parkway]].
+Parts of northern Virginia are explored as part of the Capital Wasteland, such as [[Andale]] and the ruins of Alexandria. Other known locations include [[W&M Law School]],<ref>[[Eileen Suh (Fallout 2)|Eileen Suh]]</ref> [[Megaton]], [[Norfolk]],<ref>[[Homestead Motel terminal entries#Welcome to USA, Dr. Jiang.|Homestead Motel terminal entries]]</ref> [[Petersburg]],<ref name=Thicket>[[Thicket Excavations terminal entries]]</ref> [[Springfield (Fallout 3)|Springfield]],<ref name=Linda>[[LindaSmith.txt|Linda Smith's dialogue]]</ref> and the [[Blue Ridge Parkway]].
-{{icon|FO76WL}} [[Lacey Drummond]] and [[Isela Mejia]] hail from Virginia and describe the state as "having more hotspots" compared to Appalachia, and as being "mostly picked clean." However, as of [[Timeline#2103|2103]] trade and business are flourishing within the state, with the [[Blue Ridge Caravan Company]] delivering to and from settlements along the length of the Blue Ridge Parkway, having supposedly turned it into one of the safest routes in the wastes.<ref>[[Big Bend Tunnel terminal entries#(Draft) Company Speech|Big Bend Tunnel terminal entries; Joanna Mayfield's terminal, (Draft) Company Speech]]</ref>
+[[Lacey Drummond]] and [[Isela Mejia]] hail from Virginia and describe the state as "having more hotspots" compared to [[Appalachia]], and as being "mostly picked clean." However, as of [[Timeline#2103|2103]] trade and business are flourishing within the state, with the [[Blue Ridge Caravan Company]] delivering to and from settlements along the length of the Blue Ridge Parkway, having supposedly turned it into one of the safest routes in the wastes.<ref>[[Big Bend Tunnel terminal entries#(Draft) Company Speech|Big Bend Tunnel terminal entries; Joanna Mayfield's terminal, (Draft) Company Speech]]</ref> [[Joe Creigh]] hails from the Virginia coast and traveled from there to [[Camp McClintock]].
 ==Major factions==
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 ==Appearances==
-The Columbia Commonwealth appears in ''[[Fallout 3]]'' and its [[Fallout 3 add-ons|add-ons]] ''[[Broken Steel]]'', ''[[Operation: Anchorage (add-on)|Operation: Anchorage]]'', and ''[[Point Lookout (add-on)|Point Lookout]]'', and is mentioned in the add-ons ''[[The Pitt (add-on)|The Pitt]]'' and ''[[Mothership Zeta (add-on)|Mothership Zeta]]''. It is also mentioned in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' and its [[Fallout: New Vegas add-ons|add-ons]] ''[[Dead Money]]'' and ''[[Lonesome Road (add-on)|Lonesome Road]]'', ''[[Fallout 4]]'' and its [[Fallout 4 add-ons|add-on]] ''[[Automatron (add-on)|Automatron]]'', as well as ''[[Fallout 76]]'' and its ''[[Wastelanders]]'' [[Fallout 76 updates|update]].
+The Columbia Commonwealth appears in ''[[Fallout 3]]'' and its [[Fallout 3 add-ons|add-ons]] ''[[Broken Steel]]'', ''[[Operation: Anchorage (add-on)|Operation: Anchorage]]'', and ''[[Point Lookout (add-on)|Point Lookout]]'', and is mentioned in the add-ons ''[[The Pitt (add-on)|The Pitt]]'' and ''[[Mothership Zeta (add-on)|Mothership Zeta]]''. It is also mentioned in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' and its [[Fallout: New Vegas add-ons|add-ons]] ''[[Dead Money]]'' and ''[[Lonesome Road (add-on)|Lonesome Road]]'', ''[[Fallout 4]]'' and its [[Fallout 4 add-ons|add-on]] ''[[Automatron (add-on)|Automatron]]'', as well as ''[[Fallout 76]]'' and its [[Fallout 76 updates|update]] ''[[Wastelanders]]''.
 ==Gallery==