Jefferson Memorial

Jefferson Memorial is a monument in the Capital Wasteland of 2277.

Background
The Jefferson Memorial was a memorial in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the 18th century politician Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States of America. This 20th century monument was built on the bank of the Tidal Basin of the River Potomac,and was a major tourist site, second only to the Washington Monument. Unlike many other monuments in the city which were severely damaged or destroyed in the Great War of 2077, the Jefferson Memorial survived relatively intact into the 23rd century.

In the 2250s, the Memorial was selected by project lead James for Project Purity primarily for its location. The project's stated aim was for converting the Memorial into a water purifier where the river's water could be cleansed of radiation for use by residents of the Capital Wasteland. Project Purity was abandoned after James' wife Catherine died giving birth to their child.

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

In the add-on Broken Steel, the Purifier is activated. Brotherhood of Steel Knights and Scribes work inside and outside of the Memorial under the direction of Bigsley, overseeing the ongoing operation of Project Purity and organizing distribution of the Aqua Pura it generates. Additional Knights patrol the catwalks and shore for dying mirelurks, which apparently are being poisoned by the clean water. This may be due to the fact that mirelurks evolved after much of the Wasteland's water was irradiated, and can thus only survive in radioactive water.

Exterior
The exterior of the Jefferson Memorial has a variety of platforms as well as a few super mutant patrols, but little else of interest.

Interior
Upon entering the memorial from the gift shop side entrance you come upon a long hallway. At the other end of this hallway is a rubble filled room with a sewer grate hatch that is only accessible during the Waters of Life quest. Taking a right down the hall leads to some sort of lobby that has the gift shop,Bigsley's office during Broken Steel, to the left and ruined bathrooms to the right. Once passed the second double doors you enter an area of ruined corridors and entrances to the Rotunda and the Memorial sub-basement. Before the Waters of Life quest these areas are filled with level depending super mutants including super mutant overlords in higher levels.

Bugs

 * Sometimes, a caravan will be stuck inside the force fields.
 * If items are dropped on the surrounding structure they may fall through the floor and become unreachable but visible on return.
 * Crouching in third person with a hunting rifle and pushing the L trigger near the door (outside) may cause one of your legs to fold up at an odd angle.
 * In the western part of the sub-basement, and pump control area, various items such as cans, a ruined book, spatula and fork continuously fall through the floor.
 * The Rotunda room is backwards.
 * In the Rotunda room, in the little area with the pipes/pillars, there is a wall that you can walk through.
 * After the Take It Back! quest, if Fawkes was fired he may become stuck over the entrance and he will be unable to move or talk to the player.
 * If Broken Steel is installed you can go back to the Jefferson Memorial after the game ends. When you go into the main room you can see two terminals, one non-working and one that is, but there is no way to interact with this terminal.
 * After the Waters of Life quest, part of the fence is missing and so you can walk inside, also the Enclave troops within are non-hostile.
 * On the left side of the rotunda, just next to the entry/exit, there is a fence you can get stuck behind. Only way of fixing it is by reloading an older save.
 * Upon entering after killing some super mutants if one has a sledgehammer/nail board it will float above the body.

Appearances
Jefferson Memorial only appears in Fallout 3

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