Vault 19

Vault 19 is one of the Vault-Tec Vaults.

This is where Samuel Cooke has taken the escaped convicts from NCR Correctional Facility. Philip Lem is sick of Samuel Cooke and issues the quest Why Can't We Be Friends.

This vault is located between Bonnie Springs and Whittaker Farmstead. It is surprisingly intact for a post-war Vault, being nearly untouched by anything apart from normal degredation from age and water/air contact.

Vault Experiment
The purpose of Vault 19 in the Vault Experiment was a "social experiment". This involved the segregation of the vault dwellers into two different colored sections, with limited contact. They were segregated into two groups, marked as Red and Blue. Sulfur from the cave system below the vault began to leak in through the ventilation system, which led the inhabitants to become paranoid and abandon the vault.

It is also possible that those selected for the vault had preexisting paranoia, as many of the messages left on computer terminals are consistently paranoid.

Vault 19 is also unique in having two Overseer's Offices, which were oddly placed directly adjacent to each other. It is possible that Vault 19 had two overseers, one for the Red group and one for Blue.

Notable Loot

 * There is a bit of medical supplies in the clinic including 2 Doctor's Bag, and some Stimpaks.
 * Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap in the abandoned living quarters of the blue sector, next to a terminal inside the second dorm on a desk.

Appearances
Vault 19 appears in Fallout: New Vegas.