Springvale

Springvale is a small, bombed out town in the Capital Wasteland, located 3-4 miles northwest of Arlington, VA.

Location
It is the first town the Lone Wanderer should discover, just down the road from Vault 101, and is hard to miss.

Judging by its appearance, one can assume before the war it was a significant suburban area, cozy but big enough, and just far away enough from the hustle and bustle of D.C. It's a fairly deserted area, infested with giant ants (but not Springvale, itself). Several Enclave propaganda bots also fly around.

The deserted nature of Springvale makes it ideal for your first foray away from Megaton, as you can pick up lots of loot without any trouble (until you get to the school).

Most of the buildings are destroyed and in bad shape, and there are only a few structures still standing strong enough to inhabit, though almost every wrecked house has at least one cabinet or refrigerator in it with some worthwhile loot, as do most of the mail boxes.

One house is occupied by a woman named Silver, an ex-prostitute for Colin Moriarty, who wants to get away from him and her debts. If you go to Megaton before Springvale and talk to Moriarty, he may send you to Springvale to collect from Silver. If you do not mind killing Silver, her house has quite a bit of good loot in it.

Springvale School is another standing building, slightly to the northeast. A group of Raiders have made this place their own.

The settlement of Megaton is just south of Springvale.

Significant Loot

 * When approaching Springvale from Vault 101, the second mailbox on the left side of the road contains a copy of Pugilism Illustrated.
 * In the house of the mailbox above, there is a safe with a Very Easy lock (it could be the first thing the player lockpicks) which has a chance of holding a Scoped .44 Magnum, Laser Pistol or a Silenced 10mm Pistol with half condition and usually has liquor and a Bobby Pin or two, as well.
 * The first mail dropbox you come by in the town can contain 3 frag grenades and some chems. So good loot for the beginning of the game.
 * After turning left/north at the street corner where the red rocket is, there is a tall house on the right side of the road with a locked cabinet. You can see Springvale School north east of this house.

Appearances
Springvale appears only in Fallout 3.

Tips
Unlike either of the two possible player homes, (which require the player to pass through multiple loading-screens), Springvale offers a map spawning point directly in front of storage (a mailbox). The mailbox won't erase your items or run out of room. Decorating it is also an option.

Silver's home to the right can also be used as a potential "farming" spot for enemies, particularly any nearby Enclave patrols. If they are chasing you and you go inside Silver's house, they will follow you in there and can be killed inside the home, and will respawn in 72 hours inside the house.

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