Jefferson Memorial

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States.

After the Great War, the memorial and its museum came to house Project Purity, a research project with the goal of purifying all freshwater in the Capital Wasteland. The Jefferson memorial was well suited for this purpose not only because the structure was largely intact but also because it is situated in the middle of the wasteland floodplain.

The statue of Thomas Jefferson can be seen in pristine condition submerged within Project Purity as it is activated.

It also appears that one of the rooms in the basement section may be where your character is born. This room is the infirmary and there can be found three Holotapes left by James, in one of them he states he lost his wife, Catherine, but now has a daughter/son (changes per player choice). Go deeper into the basement until you come into a room which contains a single bed, desk and coffee table. A Holotape can be found ('better days') on the coffee table. Across from the coffee table is a desk which features more Holotapes.

Glitches

 * During Picking Up The Trail, one can overhear Brotherhood members talking about the "serious firepower" the Enclave has supposedly stationed at Project Purity. However, when going back there at this time all there is are an incomplete fence and two soldiers.


 * It can be possible to enter the building later in the game, after The American Dream, or before Liberty Prime has reached it in Take it Back!. This is achieved by going to the western bridge to the memorial and then jumping around against the ledge. Sometimes one can go straight through the barrier and others one must walk on the ledge all the way around the complex.  This will treat the game as though you are in the final mission without any support.  When you go into the Rotunda, the other characters will appear like in the final quest, however they do not do anything.


 * Sometimes upon entry, the turret in the center of the room goes berserk without being provoked and fires upon all Centaurs/Mutants that it can see.

SPOILER (unconfirmed) If you enter the memorial before Doctor Li tells you that your Dad went there, there are ONLY 2 Enclave soldiers inside the memorial and a force gate at the bridge, when you return and your Dad asks to remove the Mutant threat, there are no Mutants, with over 10 mins searching i couldent find any, thus not completing the quest.


 * This has been confirmed, there are no Mutants and there are only 2 enclave soldiers.

Related Quests

 * Scientific Pursuits
 * The Waters of Life
 * Take it Back!