Boston Harbor is a district of Boston in the Commonwealth in 2287.
Background[]
Since its discovery by John Smith in 1614, Boston Harbor has been an important port in American history, favored for its depth and its connection to the inland Charles, Mystic, and Neponset Rivers, among other factors. By 1660, almost all imports to the American colonies came to the New England coast through Boston Harbor. In 1773, the district was the site of the Boston Tea Party, a protest against British taxation of the colonies and a key event in the buildup to the Revolutionary War. The harbor was subject to backfilling as more piers and other structures were built alongside the rapid influx of immigrantion to Boston.[Non-game 1] In time, the waterfront district came to possess many landmarks of its own, such as Long Wharf, once (true to its name) the longest wharf in the harbor; The Shamrock Taphouse, one of the oldest public buildings in Boston (1787), a bar rumored to have been patronized by Paul Revere himself;[Non-game 2] and the Custom House Tower, an early 20th-century tower used by the federal government for purposes such as cargo inspection.[Non-game 3]
By pre-War times, the harbor was widely used for both recreational and commercial activities, such as swimming and fishing.[1] However, this was perhaps ill-advised: the citywide adoption of nuclear power, plus unrestricted industrial activity (and illegal dumping) by companies such as Mass Fusion, Corvega, and Saugus Ironworks, had led to radiation and heavy metals contaminating lakes, waterways, the harbor, and even the oceans at large; the Lake Quannapowitt boating incident on July 4, 2077 only served as proof of the contamination. Unlike in earlier centuries when the city actively worked to curb unrestricted sewage dumping, municipal officials turned a blind eye. Although environmental groups such as the Nahant Oceanological Society took legal or physical action[2][3] to spread awareness of how radiation was mutating marine wildlife (local crustaceans), the Boston Port Authority simply stopped taking their calls, while Galaxy News Network spun their warnings into positive news for fishing.[4]
Since the War, Boston Harbor has become littered with the hulks of wrecked ships amid other flotsam and jetsam. Now, past its shallow waters, the harbor is among the most dangerous (and soggy) neighborhoods of Boston, inhabited by mirelurks, super mutants, raiders, and occasionally unfriendly scavengers. Since the War, there have also been stories of a sea monster lurking in the harbor, though the truth is (marginally) less exciting: this "monster" is actually the Yangtze-31, a Chinese submarine which fired its warheads at Boston during the nuclear onslaught and has since been stranded by a naval mine. Over the centuries, its ghoulified captain has come to regret the suffering he helped cause.[Non-game 4]
Layout[]
Located south of the North End, east of the Financial District and the Theater District, and north of South Boston, Boston Harbor contains the following locations:
Appearances[]
Boston Harbor appears only in Fallout 4.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Lawn chairs, umbrellas, fishing vessels and paddle boats can be found along the coast.
- ↑
Friends of the Lake mission log
- ↑ Nahant Oceanological Society terminal entries; research terminal, Samples from Lake Quannapowitt
- ↑ Nahant Oceanological Society terminal entries; research terminal, Increased Toxicity
Non-game
- ↑ Boston Harbor on Wikipedia
- ↑ Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p. 505[clarification needed]
- ↑ Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p. 505: "[17.01] CUSTOM HOUSE TOWER
A landmark from the early 20th century, the Custom House served as a federal structure. Built on reclaimed shoreline and surviving the bombs, it now features a new and more bloody interior decoration due to recent Super Mutant activity." - ↑ Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition p.504-505: "Zone 17: Neighborhood: Boston Harbor (Waterfront)
Just as the Charles River empties out into the Massachusetts Bay, so, too, did container vessels from across the Old World, about 400 years ago. Now the harbor is in serious need of dredging, with a variety of rusty hulks and rotting boats scattered about this waterway. Home to Mirelurks, pockets of Super Mutants and Raiders, and the odd roving Scavenger, Boston Harbor offers views out to the east, toward the airport. Head north to Charleston, west into the Theater District, and south toward Quincy and South Boston. Though there are few primary locations, this has the distinction of being among the most dangerous of neighborhoods, as the ground is sometimes soggy and the inhabitants never friendly. Also, did you hear tales of the sea monster lurking in the bay?"
(Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Map)