Temple of the Union

The Temple of the Union is a location in the Capital Wasteland in 2277, located northwest of Canterbury Commons and south of the grisly diner.

Background
The Temple of the Union is a small compound of escaped slaves. The temple's leader, Hannibal Hamlin, dreams of a safe haven for would-be slaves away from slavers. Their respect of Abraham Lincoln is almost reverent and they wish to set up their temple in the Lincoln Memorial - not only because it would be easier to defend, but he is also known to the slaves as the man who ended slavery in America. Because of this, Hannibal Hamlin will offer to buy any of Lincoln's artifacts.

Layout
There are several ways to get its marker on the map. The marker may be given to the Lone Wanderer by helping out Mei Wong in Rivet City or by successfully removing a collar from a slave in a random encounter. A map may be found on several corpses of dead slaves.

It is a ruined three-story building that houses a group of escaped slaves. Initially, Abraham Lincoln's head is here on a pedestal and a large inscribed block is leaning against a wall. Completing the quest Head of State will result in the head and block being moved to the Lincoln Memorial. The block is faded, but the words "Temple of the Union" can be made out.

The raider fort is unoccupied until Head of State is completed. An Enclave vertibird may also land there as the Lone Wanderer passes under it. Loot spawns in the raider fort on the collapsed highway to the southwest of the Temple after finishing Head of State and The Waters of Life, including Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor, Grognak the Barbarian and a pre-War book.

Notable loot

 * A pre-War book in Caleb's room, which must be stolen.
 * A miniature hammer can be found here. It is on the floor near where Caleb works.

Related quests

 * Head of State

Appearances
The Temple of the Union appears only in Fallout 3.