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West Virginia is a location in the United States mentioned throughout the Fallout Series and is where the majority of Fallout 76 takes place. Post-war, most of what was West Virginia is often colloquially referred to as Appalachia.
Background
West Virginia was founded on June 20, 1863.[3]
Mentions
- Edgar Blackburn writes in a log that he is returning to West Virginia.[4]
- Russell Dorsey mentions the Brotherhood of Steel's plans to travel to the state.[5]
- 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.[6]
- Fire stations before the war utilized fire axes with the state name engraved on the top.[7]
- On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge collapsed. The sign commemorating the event has a West Virginia state seal.[8]
- The West Virginia Lottery Company game Lucky Hits! was the largest ever lottery game in the state.[9][10]
- Junk mail was sent to an address in Charleston, West Virginia.[11]
- 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.[12][13]
- The front of the Morgantown Airport reads "Welcome to Morgantown, West Virginia."[14]
- A tourist sign displays the state's nickname, "the Mountain State." [1]
- A note mentions that the government, the mining companies, and Vault-Tec aim to have the state run by machines.[15]
- RobCo Industries had a West Virginia division research facility in Watoga.[16]
- The eviction notice has addresses including the state name.
- Several Pleasant Valley Ski Resort posters feature the state name.[17]
- Anne Litzinger shares that she wants to explore West Virginia after graduation, hoping to be a photojournalist.[18]
- Harold Clark recorded a message, sharing that he was locked in Vault-Tec's Vault 51 in the Appalachia region of West Virginia.[19]
- Uncanny Caverns poster features the state name.[20]
- West Virginia was home to many varieties of sparrows, including the lark sparrow, the field sparrow, the vesper sparrow, and the fox sparrow.[21]
- A reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the state in 1950.[22][23]
- The name of the state is on the Crevasse Dam sign.[24]
- In an edition of Informant, the state is mentioned in the subheader, "what exactly is going on in the woods of West Virginia?"[25]
- Charleston's main city sign is labeled with the state name.[26]
- The Pioneer Scouts of West Virginia's Camp Lewis mentions the state name.[27][28]
- Issue #6 of Scouts' Life features Pioneer Scouts West Virginia Troop 24.[29]
- The Clarksburg city limits sign is stylized in the shape of the state.[30]
- The Whitespring Resort has a West Virginia room.[31]
- School buses in Appalachia read "West Virginia School District" on the side.[32]
- Several maps of West Virginia can be found throughout the Appalachian region.[33]
- West Virginia's naturally occurring cranberry, pitcher, and sundew plants are mentioned as existing post-War.[34]
- A Spruce Knob sign describes the highest point in West Virginia, at 4,863 feet of elevation.[1]
- The New Appalachian Railroad installed warning signage and poles for underground cable, noting the state in the instructions.[35][36]
- The state is mentioned in several Pioneer Scout exams including herpotologist, mammalogist, archaeologist, collector, and robotocist variants.[37][38][39][40][41]
- A statue and museum featuring a local folklore legend known as the Mothman is situated in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.[42] A poster for the Mothman Museum also features the state name.[43]
- The Miners Monument features a placard that reads "West Virginia Coal Miners."[44]
- Both signs at Sugar Grove display the state's shape and abbreviation.[45][46]
- West Virginia is mentioned in the Exodus and Observations, vol. XXVII notes in Fallout 76, introduced in the Night of the Moth update.
- The West Virginia Dept of Environmental Affairs is mentioned on a sign above The Burning Mine.[47]
- White Sulphur Springs is located in West Virginia.[48]
- Workers in the state were reported to "refuse to take it lying down."[49]
Gallery
Flag
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mountain State sign
- ↑ Helvetia Sign
- ↑ Helvetia Sign
- ↑ Return to Appalachia
- ↑ Dorsey's diary
- ↑ Department of the Interior posters
- ↑ Fire axe inscription
- ↑ Silver Bridge sign
- ↑ Lucky Hits! lottery recording
- ↑ Lucky Hits!
- ↑ Junk mail
- ↑ A Job Opportunity
- ↑ Bring me Crane!
- ↑ Morgantown Airport building
- ↑ Goodbye Dad
- ↑ Watoga Municipal Center terminal entries; Terminal
- ↑ Ski West Virginia poster
- ↑ Anne's holotape
- ↑ Harold Clark - To the Members of the Board, pt.1
- ↑ Uncanny Caverns poster
- ↑ Scout Leader Jaggy: "West Virginia is home to many kinds of sparrows. There's the lark sparrow, the field sparrow, the vesper sparrow, the fox sparrow and many more."
(Scout Leader Jaggy's dialogue) - ↑ Liberty Bell inscriptions
- ↑ Liberty Bell render
- ↑ Crevasse Dam sign
- ↑ Informant
- ↑ Charleston city sign
- ↑ Camp Lewis sign
- ↑ Camp Lewis front signage
- ↑ Scouts' Life issue#6
- ↑ Clarksburg sign
- ↑ West Virginia room
- ↑ West Virginia school bus
- ↑ Back of West Virginia map
- ↑ Fallout 76 loading screens: "The colorful red florae of the Cranberry Bog were originally West Virginia's naturally occurring cranberry, pitcher, and sundew plants."
- ↑ NAR cable pole
- ↑ NAR cable sign
- ↑ Herpotologist exam
- ↑ Mammalogist exam
- ↑ Archaeologist exam
- ↑ Collector exam
- ↑ Robotocist exam
- ↑ Fallout 76 loading screens: "According to local folklore - as well as a statue and museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia - the Mothman is a terrifying half-man, half-moth hybrid. Pray you never encounter it and learn the truth."
- ↑ Mothman Museum poster
- ↑ West Virginia Coal Miners placard
- ↑ Sugar Grove Signit sign
- ↑ Sugar Grove seal
- ↑ Department of Environmental Affairs sign
- ↑ Blackwater Mine terminal entries; Logs: Dr. Phillip Cotton
- ↑ Comrades in Arms
