East Central Commonwealth

The East Central Commonwealth was one of the thirteen commonwealths of the pre-War United States of America.

Background
Created in 1969, the East Central Commonwealth was comprised of the former states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The commonwealth bordered the Eastern, Great Midwest, Columbia, Southeast, Gulf, Texas, and Plains Commonwealths.

Former Ohio
The Wallace family, consisting of parents Roy and Madeline and children Arthur and Margaret, lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, before being abducted from their home by Zetan aliens.

The Ohio River was the location of the Silver Bridge, which connected Gallipolis, Ohio, and Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

Henry Hodges and Molly spent a night in Cleveland before Hodges was deployed to Anchorage. Hodges reveals that while riding the Ferris wheel together, he began falling in love with her.

Former Kentucky
John Henry Eden's broadcasts mention the state of Kentucky when he ruminates on his childhood. The Raven Rock AI borrowed this part of its fictional background from Abraham Lincoln's, who spent his early life at Knob Creek and was born in Hodgenville.

Independent Arms Group, a weapons manufacturing company and government contractor, was based out of Liberty, Kentucky. They produced a suppressor for assault rifles.

As of 2103, Carver Timmerman's family lives in Kentucky, where they are established hunters. Carver runs a family caravan that employs the Blue Ridge Caravan Company, which trades as far as Appalachia.

Former Tennessee
Commonwealth residents Gemma and Rebecca Linkowski made a recording in which they mention a local corner store being restocked by mugs made in Tennessee.

The musician patron at the Wayward hails from Nashville and describes Appalachia as the "prettiest place" he's visited since Nashville, implying that the city is relatively well off as of 2103.

Appearances
The East Central Commonwealth is mentioned in Fallout 3 and its add-on Mothership Zeta and Operation: Anchorage, Fallout 4, Fallout 76 and the Wastelanders update.