Commonwealths



Commonwealths may refer to a variety of entities within the pre-War United States of America.

Mentions

 * The is written on the Nevada state flag and on the Red Rock Canyon marker.
 * An unnamed commonwealth included the city of Watoga, mentioned in Fallout 76.
 * Massachusetts is referred to as the "Commonwealth of Massachusetts".
 * Virginia is referred to as the "Commonwealth of Virginia."
 * In 1969, Thirteen Commonwealths were formed, an event commemorated at the Massachusetts State House.

Appearances
Commonwealths are mentioned in Fallout, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76.

Development

 * The idea of dividing the United States into thirteen commonwealths originated during Fallout's development (1997). According to Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky did not wish to use the regular 50-star flag and instead used the 13-star design because "it looked cool," and planned to explain it as it being divided into 13 super-states, but the explanation never materialized.
 * In 2004, Joshua Sawyer wrote his own role-playing game that included commonwealths. A list of Sawyer's commonwealths can be found on the Fallout PnP Wiki.
 * A commonwealth labeled as the "Columbia Commonwealth" is mentioned on a promotional item in the Official Bethesda Gear Store.
 * A commonwealth known as the "New England Commonwealth" is mentioned in the Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook.
 * In the tech demo for the canceled Van Buren project, Corporal Armstrong, a soldier from the "Great Midwest Commonwealth" 13th or 4th Armored Infantry Division, can be interacted with.