Capital Wasteland



The Capital Wasteland is the general name given to the ruins of Washington D.C. and the region immediately surrounding it. It stretches from Raven Rock in the northwest to Rivet City in the southeast with the Potomac River dividing the Wasteland roughly in two.

Before the Great War, this area was part of the Columbia Commonwealth and contained the District of Columbia as well as the major cities of Arlington, Andale, Bethesda, Springvale, Germantown, and Olney. During the events of 2077, the city of Washington D.C. was hit by a bombardment of nuclear bombs that completely destroyed the White House, ruined the city, and irradiated the surrounding area.

Some missiles in this bombardment also targeted nearby Fort Bannister. Not only did the fort suffer a direct hit, the bombs also decimated the surrounding countryside, an area that as of 2277 is a lifeless and barren desert on the western edge of the Capital Wasteland that contains large pockets of radiation.

The nuclear holocaust turned Bethesda into a Raider-infested ruin, Olney became Old Olney, an area overrun by Deathclaws, and Annadale has become Andale, a town of inbred cannibals. Arlington is nothing more than Mama Dolce's, Springvale is a bombed-out, deserted town, and Germantown turned into a home for Super Mutants.

Many vital parts of the former United States of America, including the White House, Capitol Building, Museum of Technology, Museum American History, and the  National Mall are just Super-Mutant infested ruins, or in the case of the White House, completely destroyed and radiated ruins. However, new towns such as Megaton, Rivet City, the Republic of Dave, Tenpenny Tower and even Underworld have since risen out of the ashes of war.

Appearances
The Capital Wasteland appears only in Fallout 3.

Other Maps
Planet Fallout interactive map - This is an interactive map showing everything, including, locations, items, and easter eggs.

The Vault Fallout 3 Location map - This is a map which only provides locations, though it does provide the location of the alien crash site. It also provides the correct coordinates and more detailed location locations. Use this if the first one is too big.

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