Temple of the Union

Temple of the Union is a small group of escaped slaves that are trying to create a haven for other runaway slaves. Their leader, Hannibal Hamlin, has a dream of creating a place for slaves that they can protect from Slavers.

Description
The Temple of the Union is located northwest of Canterbury Commons. You will be given the location on your map if you help out Mei Wong or slaves in the Scrapyard or removing a Collar from a slave successfully, or you can find a map on the corpse of a dead (probably failed runaway) slave near Paradise Falls.

Abraham Lincoln's Head can initially be found here, although it is unclear how it arrived at this location. Completing the quest Head of State can result in the head being moved to Lincoln Memorial. It is possible that the items were being repaired or stolen.

The name "Temple of the Union" comes from the words above Lincoln's statue at the Lincoln memorial. The passage reads, "In this TEMPLE, as in the hearts OF THE people for whom he saved the UNION, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever.” On the block Caleb is working on, the words "Temple of the Union" are visible, with the others faded out. Presumably, the block arrived at the building at the same time as the statue's head.

Notable loot

 * Pre-War Book in Caleb's room (have to steal it)
 * Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor in the abandoned Raider fort on the collapsed highway to the southwest of the temple. The Raider fort is unpopulated until you complete Head of State. On rare occasions a single Enclave Soldier is present here.
 * Grognak the Barbarian in the same abandoned highway fort as Tales. (Spawns after finishing the Head of State quest).
 * Pre-War Book in the same place with the others skill books. (Spawns after finishing the Head of State quest).
 * Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual inside an abandoned truck on the highway close to Wheaton Armory.

Bugs

 * Sometimes, a random encounter will spawn inside the Temple of the Union while Hannibal and the slaves are still occupying it. If the encounter includes hostile creatures, this can result in the deaths of the entire underground railroad, and the inability to complete any of the associated quests.
 * Picking the lock on the entrance to the Temple may cause your companion(s) to become hostile. Apparently Fawkes views breaking into a runaway slave sanctuary as unforgivable because he gives his "I'm saddened it has come to this" speech if talked to.
 * When trying to enter Temple of the Union for the first time, a guard up in the window will ask what your reason for coming is. After speaking to her she will offer to open the gate, she will run down the stairs as if she is opening the gate but the gate will remain closed. Therefore you are unable to enter. If this happens, ring the doorbell to the left of the gate, and if the guard still doesn't come, try re-loading your previous save.
 * Hannibal and Simone both wielded their weapons like they were a unarmed weapon, meaning that they both would crouch a little and the weapon would float above their fists and on its side. This only happened when Simone opened the gate for you and when Hannibal met you outside the metro near Lincoln Memorial.
 * If you enter the gate when it is unlocked by Simone for the first time, if you don't enter far enough for your companion to be inside when it closes, they will open the gate despite it being locked. Interestingly, Simone apparently doesn't care if anyone else breaks in, as long as it's not you.
 * When near the Temple, a large orange wall-like object may appear.

Behind the scenes

 * The inhabitants are named after members of Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet. Hannibal Hamlin was Vice President, Caleb Smith was Secretary of the Interior, William "Bill" Seward was Secretary of State, and Simon(e) Cameron was Secretary of War. The dog Four Score is named for the opening words from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
 * The name 'Temple of the Union' and associated imagery related to Abraham Lincoln are reminiscent of language used prior to, during, and after the American Civil War. In this case 'Union' refers to Lincoln's supporters and the 'Union' which fought to re-unite the United States as a single political entity.

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