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Fallout 76 unmarked location
West Virginia
Nickname	The Mountain State Montani Semper Liberi
Map Marker	Unmarked
Information
Part Of	United States
Appears In	Fallout 76

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. It was originally part of Virginia during the American Civil War.

Mentions

• Edgar Blackburn writes in a log that he is returning to West Virginia.
• Russell Dorsey mentions the Brotherhood of Steel's plans to travel to the state.
• 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.
• Fire stations before the war utilized fire axes with the state name engraved on the top.
• On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge collapsed. The sign commemorating the event has a West Virginia state seal.
• The West Virginia Lottery Company game Lucky Hits! was the largest ever lottery game in the state.
• Junk mail was sent to an address in Charleston, West Virginia.
• 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.
• The front of the Morgantown Airport reads "Welcome to Morgantown, West Virginia."
• A tourist sign displays the state's nickname, "the Mountain State."
• A note mentions that the government, the mining companies, and Vault-Tec aim to have the state run by machines.
• RobCo Industries had a West Virginia division research facility in Watoga.
• The eviction notice has addresses including the state name.
• Several Pleasant Valley Ski Resort posters feature the state name.
• Anne Litzinger shares that she wants to explore West Virginia after graduation, hoping to be a photojournalist.
• Harold Clark recorded a message, sharing that he was locked in Vault-Tec's Vault 51 in the Appalachia region of West Virginia.
• Uncanny Caverns poster features the state name.
• West Virginia was home to many varieties of sparrows, including the lark sparrow, the field sparrow, the vesper sparrow, and the fox sparrow.
• A reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the state in 1950.
• The name of the state is on the Crevasse Dam sign.
• In an edition of Informant, the state is mentioned in the subheader, "what exactly is going on in the woods of West Virginia?"
• Charleston's main city sign is labeled with the state name.
• The Pioneer Scouts of West Virginia's Camp Lewis mentions the state name.
• Issue #6 of Scouts' Life features Pioneer Scouts West Virginia Troop 24.
• The Clarksburg city limits sign is stylized in the shape of the state.
• The Whitespring Resort has a West Virginia room.
• School buses in Appalachia read "West Virginia School District" on the side.
• Several maps of West Virginia can be found throughout the Appalachian region.
• West Virginia's naturally occurring cranberry, pitcher, and sundew plants are mentioned as existing post-War.
• A Spruce Knob sign describes the highest point in West Virginia, at 4,863 feet of elevation.
• The New Appalachian Railroad installed warning signage and poles for underground cable, noting the state in the instructions.
• The state is mentioned in several Pioneer Scout exams including herpotologist, mammalogist, archaeologist, collector, and robotocist variants.
• A statue and museum featuring a local folklore legend known as the Mothman is situated in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A poster for the Mothman Museum also features the state name.
• The Miners Monument features a placard that reads "West Virginia Coal Miners."
• Both signs at Sugar Grove display the state's shape and abbreviation.
• 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.
• White Sulphur Springs is located in West Virginia.
• Workers in the state were reported to "refuse to take it lying down."
• The Firing Range Posters were printed in West Virginia.

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