Concord

Concord is a location in the Commonwealth in 2287.

Background
Concord was founded in 1635, signs noting the year can be seen entering the town from the west and south. On April 17, 1775, these soldiers were involved in the initiative to "quell the growing tide of revolution" under the command of General Thomas Gage. Gage had received orders from the Earl of Dartmouth four days prior to see all artillery, ammunition, provisions, and weaponry held by the colonists of Concord destroyed.

The general ordered Lieutenant Colonel Smith to take 21 companies of their best soldiers in haste and secrecy to Concord, in order to disarm the militia. Gage instructed Smith to destroy the weaponry but not to harm the colonists, steal from them or destroy their property. Before midnight, Smith set out with 700 soldiers from Boston Common to carry out his orders.

In response, Paul Revere instructed Robert Newman to climb to the top of the Old North Church, lighting two lanterns to alert the colonists that the British forces were approaching via the Charles River. While Newman broadcasted the warning, Revere started towards Lexington and Concord on his famous "midnight ride" to warn fellow patriots that the British had mobilized. The two forces met near the Old North Bridge, starting the Battles of Lexington and Concord and ultimately sparking the Revolutionary War. A monument is located near the bridge to commemorate the event.

The town's centerpiece, the Concord Parks and Recreation Department's Museum of Freedom, showcased the historical events and welcomed tourists while the rest of the city shows remnants of flags and signs reading, "Celebrate History!" In 2287, the city has become a raider stronghold and, upon the Sole Survivor's emergence from nearby Vault 111, finds Preston Garvey and his group trapped after their escape from the Quincy Massacre.

Layout
Several of the houses and stores of Concord are boarded up. The Museum of Freedom and the church are located in the southeast part of town. The workhouse is situated near the main road to the north, and the Concord Speakeasy is in the center. These buildings are down the street from the museum, near the Concord civic access underground and Concord Savings and Loan. Across the street is Wright's Inn. There is also an accessible hardware store by the museum, near a Walden Drugs and Fallon's Department Store. Three municipal plutonium wells are affixed to buildings throughout the town.

Notable loot

 * Laser musket - In front of the Museum of Freedom.
 * Perception bobblehead - In the Museum of Freedom, on a desk in the same room as the Minutemen.
 * RobCo Fun - On the desk next to the terminal Sturges is using in the Museum of Freedom.
 * Log - SSG Michael Daly - On the roof of the Museum of Freedom, on a desk near the abandoned T-45 power armor.
 * T-45 power armor - On the roof of the Museum of Freedom, also there is a minigun on the crash-landed vertibird.
 * Taboo Tattoos issue #10 - In the Concord civic access, inside the room with the green steamer trunk, on the floor next to it. (Civic Access entry is in the hole in the street.)
 * Fusion core - Hidden behind a steel beam behind the mirelurk in Concord Civic Access.
 * Nuka-Cola Quantum - Northwestern-most house in the refrigerator on the first floor kitchen.
 * Nuka-Cherry - In a shopping cart east of Concord, behind the Museum of Freedom.

Related quests

 * Out of Time: Codsworth recommends the Sole Survivor travels to Concord in search of help to find their son.
 * When Freedom Calls: Help Preston and his group get rid of the raiders hunting them.

Appearances
Concord appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes

 * The city is based on the real-world location of Concord, Massachusetts. The town is known for its role in the American Revolution, specifically in the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
 * The "Entering Concord" sign exists in the real world in the same likeness when entering the town.