State

A state was a pre-War geographic territory with established borders within the United States.

Background
There were 50 states within the country before the war. The states were created as a result of thirteen British colonies declaring independence in 1776. The ensuing American Revolutionary War secured the split, and the group of states adopted a constitution, bringing the states into a single republic.

These distinctions are still mentioned in character dialogue, appear in reading materials, on posters, and are found throughout the wastelands on signs, placards, and monuments. Mentions of states by name from both pre- and post-War within Fallout games are listed below alphabetically.

Arkansas

 * None to date

Delaware

 * None to date

G

 * A factory foreman mentions beginning their military career in Georgia.
 * Jennie Brown compares Appalachia's humidity to that of what she experienced in Georgia.
 * Baseball player Matt Murtagh's hometown was Atlanta, Georgia.
 * A robot at the National Archives plays the part of Button Gwinnett of Georgia, the second signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Idaho

 * The Great Khans may be driven north to Idaho following the Second Battle of Hoover Dam.

Indiana

 * None to date

Michigan

 * None to date

Mississippi

 * General Brock's terminal mentions launchers being sent ahead to a supply yard in Mississippi.
 * A terminal in the Parlor describes a pre-War fictional story where a girl from small-town Mississippi moves to the big city.

Montana

 * The Lonesome Drifter mentions being from the direction of Montana.

Nevada

 * The Nevada state flag appears flying outside of Doc Mitchell's house in Goodsprings.
 * The state seal appears on the sign for the Old Mormon Fort.
 * A "Welcome to Nevada" state sign appears near Nipton.
 * The Nevada Highway Patrol station is located on I-15 and highway patrol cars with the state's name are found throughout the region.
 * State routes bearing the state name include Nevada 157, 159, 160, 161, 164, and 564.
 * A location called the Southern Nevada Wind Farm is situated in the Mojave.
 * The Nevada agave fruit shares its name with the state.
 * Veronica shares the reason the Brotherhood of Steel is in the state, having followed Elijah in order to research the Hoover Dam.
 * Aurelius of Phoenix provides paperwork regarding raiding plans for the southern part of the state.
 * Tycho shares that he came from the former state of Nevada.
 * The Gomorrah hotel newspaper mentions Las Vegas, Nevada in the headline.
 * The Big Ranch Nevada State Lotto operated in the state, and lottery tickets bearing the name can be found in Nipton.
 * Arcade Gannon says that his late father may not have imagined a life for his son that included serving as a doctor in the state.
 * A Nevada license plate is found on the bumper sword.
 * Sierra Petrovita remarks that a nut collector may live in the state.
 * Nevada and the Nevada Spillway are labeled on Hoover Dam blueprints.
 * Clayton Ettienne tells the Courier that he has lived in Nevada all his life, leaving New Reno, which is run by crime families.
 * Joshua Graham shares that the storms of the Divide tore apart NCR companies before they even crossed into Nevada.
 * Horace Applebaum, an employee at Zion General Store received three crates of Dinky the T-Rex souvenir dolls that were shipped to him in error. He describes the intended destination as "some tourist trap in Nevada."
 * Arcade Gannon comments that before the war, Nevada deserts were used for nuclear waste disposal.
 * The Boulder City Memorial's inscription mentions Nevada.
 * President Kimball mentions Nevada several times in his Hoover Dam speech.
 * The Pip-Boy icon of Tommy Torini's business card mentions the state.

New Jersey

 * The "Garden State" license plate is seen in Big MT.
 * Blue Ridge Caravan Company bartender Herschel Klein uses Hoboken, New Jersey, as a punchline to one of his jokes, saying that he does not know which is worse: the reality of the wasteland or waking up in Hoboken.
 * The abbreviation for the state is written on the "Join, or Die" poster in the Museum of Freedom.

New York

 * Thicket Excavations ordered materials from a company located in Rochester, New York.
 * Johnny Weston was caught breaking into the Federal Reserve in New York, which led to him being registered as a known felon.
 * Oliver and Lily Gillespie, a couple who visited Mountainside Bed & Breakfast, came from New York, and described the clean air and the quiet of Appalachia as a "nice change of pace" from their home state.
 * Francis Perry planned to lie about visiting his grandmother in New York to have an alibi for skipping town after embezzling from his place of employment.
 * The state was the location of a confirmed nuclear strike the day of the Great War.
 * W. Julians was arrested and charged with inciting a riot by the Boston Police Department, and their arrest report lists a defaced jersey that read "WE BEAT NEW YORK!" as evidence against them.
 * Suspected Chinese operative Wan Yang managed to escape custody while being transferred to Albany, NY from Canada.
 * The abbreviation for the state is written on the "Join, or Die" poster in the Museum of Freedom.
 * The Civil War draft poster mentions the state of New York.

North Dakota

 * None to date

Oklahoma

 * Vault-Tec built vaults in several locations including Oklahoma.

Pennsylvania

 * The state was the location of a confirmed nuclear strike the day of the Great War.
 * John Henry Eden in one of his speeches on Enclave Radio states that each state used to have its own baseball team, and he asks the listener to imagine being able to do so again, having Washington D.C.'s Capital Congressmen playing against a team from Pennsylvania or Maryland.
 * A military operations center known as Raven Rock was located in the mountains of Pennsylvania.
 * Thicket Excavations ordered materials from a company located in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.
 * The inscriptions on the Liberty Bell mention the state.
 * The Pitt was once Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the sign over the bridge is still legible, welcoming tourists to the "State of Independence" and encouraging them to "Visit PA."
 * Those who settled at Foundation traveled to Appalachia from a variety of areas, including Pennsylvania.
 * Aubrie Willem was a doctor in Pennsylvania before traveling to Appalachia.
 * The Settler Wanderer will ask for help finding items, and give instructions that mention the state, saying "the odds are super good, it's at this research facility. Or it's in Pennsylvania. But my caps are on here."
 * Deacon asks if a tugboat that was seen crashed into a drawbridge had a license, and then comments that it must be from Pennsylvania.
 * A robot at the National Archives plays the part of James Wilson of Pennsylvania, one of the first future Supreme Court Justices of the U.S.
 * A National Guard unit from Pennsylvania was supported by the National Catastrophe Relief Auxiliary at the Germantown police HQ shortly after the War.
 * Pennsylvania Avenue is a roadway in Washington, D.C.
 * The abbreviation for the state is written on the "Join, or Die" poster in the Museum of Freedom.
 * Chinese activity in Maryland led to an anonymous tip, aiding in the capture of suspected operative Yang Wan.
 * Holland Chase Concrete Company was located at 893 S. Prairie Ln. in Pittsburgh, PA.

South Carolina

 * MREs were manufactured in Mullins, South Carolina.
 * A robot at the National Archives plays the part of Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence.
 * The abbreviation for the state is written on the "Join, or Die" poster in the Museum of Freedom.

Tennessee

 * A member of the Ladies Auxiliary mentions mugs that are in stock at a corner store, made in the state.
 * Tennessee is mentioned in the Fallout 76 note Observations, vol. XXVII.

Utah

 * Zion Canyon, the primary setting of the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts, is located in the pre-War state of Utah.
 * Caesar mentions that the Legion has expanded into several states, including much of Utah.
 * Vulpes Inculta's origins are from a tribe located south of Utah.
 * Inculta describes the Burned Man as "a holy man from out of the Utah." He mentions the Legate is on his way from the state.
 * Jed Masterson shares that Utah is very dangerous, more-so than any territory conquered by the Legion, and there are few places to stop and trade.
 * A Utah license plate is found on trucks in Zion Canyon.

Virginia

 * The Arlington Public Library's terminal advertises "Virginia Reads!"
 * Jack Smith mentions that Virginia has been gone for over 200 years, but the great Commonwealth of Virginia lives on in Andale.
 * Sarah Lyons mentions Virginia if Broken Steel is finished in the Brotherhood's favor.
 * Thicket Excavations ordered materials from a company located in Petersburg, Virginia.
 * Lisa Fields was an employee of a RobCo research facility in Virginia.
 * Lacey Drummond and Isela Mejia are from Virginia, with Lacey describing the state as "having more hotspots."
 * Joe Creigh hails from the coast of Virginia.
 * Robots at the National Archives play the part of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, signers of the Declaration of Independence.
 * Russell Dorsey met Greg while traveling on a Virginian road.
 * The abbreviation for the state is written on the "Join, or Die" poster in the Museum of Freedom.
 * Virginia is mentioned in the Fallout 76 note Observations, vol. XXVII.

West Virginia

 * Edgar Blackburn writes in a log that he is returning to West Virginia.
 * Russell Dorsey mentions the Brotherhood of Steel's plans to travel to the state.
 * The seal of the state of West Virginia is seen on several signs, such as the Helvetia placard.
 * The Department of the Interior West Virginia Park Service emblems are found after the war.
 * Fire stations before the war utilized fire axes with the state name engraved on the top.
 * On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge collapsed. The sign commemorating the event has a West Virginia state seal.
 * The West Virginia Lottery Company game Lucky Hits! was the largest ever lottery game in the state.
 * Junk mail was sent to an address in Charleston, West Virginia.
 * Paul encouraged his friend Gary to apply for a job at the West Virginia lumberyard, noting better pay and no automation. The address to the location is listed as State Route 81A in the town of Friendly.
 * The front of the Morgantown Airport reads "Welcome to Morgantown, West Virginia."
 * A tourist sign displays the state's nickname, "the Mountain State."
 * A note mentions that the government, the mining companies, and Vault-Tec aim to have the state run by machines.
 * RobCo Industries had a West Virginia division research facility in Watoga.
 * The eviction notice has addresses including the state name.
 * Several Pleasant Valley Ski Resort posters feature the state name.
 * Anne Litzinger shares that she wants to explore West Virginia after graduation, hoping to be a photojournalist.
 * Harold Clark recorded a message, sharing that he was locked in Vault-Tec's Vault 51 in the Appalachia region of West Virginia.
 * Uncanny Caverns poster features the state name.
 * West Virginia was home to many varieties of sparrows, including the lark sparrow, the field sparrow, the vesper sparrow, and the fox sparrow.
 * A reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the state in 1950.
 * The name of the state is on the Crevasse Dam sign.
 * In an edition of The Informant, the state is mentioned in the subheader, "what exactly is going on in the woods of West Virginia?"
 * Charleston's main city sign is labeled with the state name.
 * The Pioneer Scouts of West Virginia's Camp Lewis mentions the state name.
 * Issue #6 of Scouts' Life features Pioneer Scouts West Virginia Troop 24.
 * The Clarksburg city limits sign is stylized in the shape of the state.
 * The Whitespring Resort has a West Virginia room.
 * School buses in Appalachia read "West Virginia School District" on the side.
 * Several maps of West Virginia can be found throughout the Appalachian region.
 * The West Virginia Department of Environmental Affairs put up signage to warn individuals of dangerous mines.
 * West Virginia's naturally occurring cranberry, pitcher, and sundew plants are mentioned as existing post-War.
 * A Spruce Knob sign describes the highest point in West Virginia, at 4,863 feet of elevation.
 * The New Appalachian Railroad installed warning signage and poles for underground cable, noting the state in the instructions.
 * The state is mentioned in several Pioneer Scout exams including herpotologist, mammalogist, archaeologist, collector, and robotocist variants.
 * A statue and museum featuring a local folklore legend known as the Mothman is situated in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A poster for the Mothman Museum also features the state name.
 * The Miners Monument features a placard that reads "West Virginia Coal Miners."
 * Both signs at Sugar Grove display the state's shape and abbreviation.
 * West Virginia is mentioned in the Exodus and Observations, vol. XXVII notes

Wyoming

 * The Great Khans may migrate north into Wyoming during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam.
 * If defeated by Joshua Graham and the Dead Horses, the White Legs will flee into the wilderness of Wyoming, where half their tribe dies in the first winter, with the remnants scattered to the winds the following spring.