Germantown is a town ruin in the Capital Wasteland in 2277. Part of the pre-War Washington, D.C. area, it is now inhabited by super mutants.
Background
Pre-War
Some time in late July 2052, the Pint-Sized Slasher committed the Linden Street slayings in Germantown. The Capitol Post writer Walter Munroe wrote a top story regarding the incident. Munroe quoted the then-Police Chief Joseph Field, and the sole survivor Christopher Atkinson, who watched his brother Shaun be murdered in front of him.[1]
In late 2077, the National Catastrophe Relief Auxiliary was mobilized and deployed to Germantown where they set up an evacuation and disaster relief camp. Although no official cause was given for the mobilization, rumors soon spread that the United States faced imminent Chinese attack.[2] On Saturday, October 23, the Great War erupted, and Washington, D.C. was struck with several nuclear bombs.[3]
Post-War
Located some distance from Washington, Germantown escaped immediate destruction by the bombs and became a local center for the relief efforts. As society collapsed and panic set in, widespread looting occurred in Germantown and the situation was only brought under control when National Guard units from Pennsylvania arrived in town, much to the relief of the presiding officer of the local NCRA unit.[4]
As the situation continued to deteriorate and medical supplies began to run out, the NCRA could do little for the many patients and evacuees.[5] At some point the NCRA unit, weakened by desertions and deaths among its personnel, disintegrated and ceased to exist.[6]
At some point prior to 2277, the town was occupied by super mutants, who established a stronghold in the area, centered around the police headquarters.[Non-game 1]
Layout
Germantown is located directly west of the ruined town of Minefield and north of the Hallowed Moors Cemetery. The town is comprised of several ruined houses and the only intact buildings are the Germantown Police HQ and the NCRA disaster relief camp.
Buildings
- Germantown Police HQ
- National Catastrophe Relief Auxiliary evacuation camp
Notable loot
Related quests
Notes
Germantown had its own designated fire department, prior to the Great War.[7]
Appearances
Germantown appears only in Fallout 3.
Behind the scenes
Germantown, Maryland is a real town in the Washington metropolitan area, approximately 25–30 miles from Washington, D.C.
Gallery
References
- ↑ Capitol Post terminal entries; Capital Post Top Stories -- July 27, 2052, Pint-Sized Slasher: More than Myth?
- ↑ Germantown Police HQ terminal entries; terminal, Log #001
- ↑ Germantown Police HQ terminal entries; terminal, Log #002
- ↑ Germantown Police HQ terminal entries; terminal, Log #003
- ↑ Germantown Police HQ terminal entries; terminal, Log #007
- ↑ Germantown Police HQ terminal entries; terminal, Log #008
- ↑ Germantown Police HQ terminal entries; 911 terminals
Non-game
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide pp. 345-346: "5.01 GERMANTOWN POLICE HEADQUARTERS":
"At the top of a rocky promontory east of Paradise Falls the Super Mutant stronghold of Germantown, where the Muties are currently holding a couple of Big Town residents. Locate the Police Headquarters; all the other ruins are empty. The southern exterior defenses are filled with sandbags. The narrow pathway leads from the building's front to tents and a terminal, which has some disturbing log entries by a long-dead relief volunteer, Nancy Kroydon. Enter the Police Headquarters via a side entrance, or the unlocked rear entrance."
(Tour of the Capital Wasteland)
