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Commonwealth of South Nashville
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The Official Flag of Nashville
Motto: "Any displaced peoples, anywhere in the world, will always be welcome in South Nashville."
National Anthem: "God Save the South"
Region Wysteria
Capital South Nashville Station
Largest city Brentwood
Official Language(s) English, Southern English
Government Liberal Democracy
 - Ambassador of the Commonwealth John Xavier III of South Nashville Station
 - Governor of the Commonwealth Daniel Ayansh of Fed Res
 - Speaker of the Senate/Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth Henry C. Wilder of New Hamilton
 - Speaker of the House Alphonso Avalace, Jr. of South Nashville Station
 - Attorney-General of the Commonwealth M. B. Thompson of Nashville
Population 500 million
Currency Tallent 
Timezone GMT-5
 - Summer (DST) GMT-5
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The Commonwealth of South Nashville and Brentwood, or simply South Nashville, is a nation located in the Southern hemisphere of Wysteria. It is the largest nation on the Shaharazia continent. The capital is South Nashville Station and the largest city is Brentwood.

It is a liberal democracy with a generally free market economic policy. Its currency is the Tallent.

Constitution

The South Nashville Constitution guarantees the protection of life, liberty, and property. The constitution is not one document, but rather a series of arrangements that have evolved over time to govern the nation. Included in it are the Cumberland Charta, Tennessee Agreement, Shore Amendment, Bill of Rights, Constitution of South Nashville and Brentwood and subsequent amendments, court decisions, treaties, and UN Resolutions.

There are four independent branches of government: legislative, executive, judiciary, and monetary.

Legislative

The legislative branch is composed of a bicameral legislature made up of a House and Senate. The House is composed of 99 Represenatives who are elected from single-member districts and serve two-year terms. Each district has roughly the same number of people. At the beginning of each session the House elects a Speaker who is third in line to become Governor.

The Senate is composed of 24 members who are elected to six-year terms and divided into three staggered classes. Each region elects 3 Senators. The Senate also elects a Speaker who also serves as Lt. Governor and is second in line to become Governor. In the event of a tie, the Speaker casts the tie-breaking vote. This allows for the rare occasion of the Speaker voting twice on a bill.

Treaties or agreements between nations are negotiated by the Ambassador, which then must be submitted to the Senate for ratification. It must be approved by a majority vote in the Senate. In the case of a tie, the treaty fails. Once ratified, it is sent to the Governor for approval. If vetoed, it is sent back to the Ambassador who can sign it (where the Governor's signature is supposed to be), and then submit it to the entire Congress where it must pass by an absolute majority. If it passes, it becomes law.

The Congress also has the power to over ride the Governor's veto with a 2/3 vote in the House and 50%+1 (13 votes) in the Senate.

Executive

Executive power is vested in a Governor, with an Attorney-General acting as the chief law enforcement and anti-corruption officer. The Governor serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, however he cannot send the military into another country without the approval of both the Ambassador and Congress. The Governor is popularly elected nationwide to a four-year term for a maximum 2 terms. Similarly, the Attorney-General is popularly elected nationwide to a two-year term for a maximum of 5 terms. The Attorney-General is also fourth in line to become Governor after the Speakers of the Senate and House, respectively.

The Governor appoints four Cabinet level positions established by the Constitution. These include the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, and Energy and the appointments are subject to confirmation by the entire Congress. There are also lesser Cabinet positions such as Education, Immigration, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, etc. that the Governor appoints and are not subject to confirmation. The Governor is also responsible for appointing Supreme Court Justices who are subject to confirmation by the Senate.

The Governor and Attorney-General were not initially term limited, but one of the reforms pushed during the Jacksonian Revolution that was ultimately successful were term limits for the executive.

Judicial

The judicial branch is composed of a Supreme Court made up of nine Justices. It is the court of last resort in South Nashville. The Court elects the Chief Justice from amongst its members every session. Justices are appointed to lifetime tenures by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The Chief Justice is also fifth in line to become Governor.

The first Supreme Court was assigned the monumental task of hearing appeals from regional courts and finding consensus among the regional courts. Over time, its duties have expanded to include resolving disputes between regions and ruling on Congressional legislation.

Historically, the Court reflected a regional balance with at least one justice hailing from every region. However; the Jacksonian Revolution in the early 20th century moved the Court towards a more ideological makeup.

Monetary

The monetary branch is composed of the Central Bank led by a President. The bank is charged with protecting the integrity of the currency, the Tallent, and monitoring monetary policy, much like the Federal Reserve of the United States. The President is appointed to a six-year term by the Secretary of the Treasury and is subject to approval by the Governor and confirmation by the Senate.

Ambassador

The Office of the Ambassador is the office that represents South Nashville in the United Nations. He is also the lead negotiator in any diplomatic talks and is responsible for appointing Ambassadors to various nations. He has the authority to declare war, subject to approval by the Governor and Congress. He is popularly elected nationwide to a three-year term. If an Ambassador dies while serving in office an election must be held within 90 days to elect someone to finish the remainder of his term. Potential candidates are nominated by members of Congress and then voted on by the entire Congress. They require an affirmative vote of at least 1/3 of the entire Congress to make the ballot. The top two candidates then face off in the general election.

The Ambassador position, upon its creation, required an affirmative vote of 2/3 vote of the entire Congress to be elected. The first Ambassador, Adam Marion of Nashville, enjoyed generally unanimous support from Congress serving 8 consecutive terms until his death. With no clear successor and no candidate able to achieve a 2/3 majority, the Ambassador position remained vacant for an entire session. This constitutional crisis led to the passage of the first Constitutional Amendment introduced by Senator Marcel Rivacosta of South Nashville Station. It passed in a popular referendum and established the current electoral process. After South Nashville's admittance to the United Nations, it was once again amended to its current form.

The Ambassador has his own office in the Capitol. While technically not having any constitutional authority to do so, Ambassadors have historically used their popular authority to exercise considerable influence over domestic politics. The current Ambassador is John Xavier III of South Nashville Station.

Amendment

For legislation to be considered part of the Constitution, it must be proposed as a General Amendment by two Senators from the same region. It must then be approved by 3/4 of the regional Congressional delegations and then ratified by 3/4 of the regional governments. This practice dates back to the adoption of the Shore Amendment and Constitution of South Nashville and Brentwood during the Constitutional Era.

Political Subdivisions

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The nation is divided into 8 historic regions, each with its own unique identity. They are Canton, Brentwood, Tennessee, Cumberland, Jackson, Fogle, Marion, and Young-Dunn. Regions vary in size and each is represented by three Senators. Each region has a "home city" that serves as the seat of the regional government. In every region except Canton, it is the largest city of the region.

Each regional government is determined by its individual charter and has authority over many local functions including education, health care, and housing. The rules of each Assembly are determined by its individual charter. Interestingly, seven of the eight regions have unicameral assemblies and only 3 have further subdivisions.

History

Main article(s): History of South Nashville

Summary of full history forthcoming...

Early History

For nearly ten millennia before the arrival of settlers, the only permanent settlement which existed on the entire continent was a small subsistence fishing village located at the northern tip of the continent.

Early explorers started coming to the region primarily from the Aldaron Isles, Perspectif, Neue Kanadia, and Ayansh continents in Wysteria roughly nine centuries ago. Soon after, a trading post called Brentwood was established along the northern coast attracting a variety of settlers from those continents. Explorers continued deeper into the continent and within two centuries the settlements of Nashville and South Nashville Station were established.

Early on, settlers embraced the idea that the "unlimited creative potential that exists in humanity is best expressed through something they own," put forth by a young columnist named Anthony Locke of the Brentwood Banner. Locke later expanded on the themes in his columns in a book called the Treatise of Human Tendency, asserting that the fundamental human rights of man were the right to life, right to property, and right to self-determination. It was a widely read book, influencing many of the framers of the Constitution of South Nashville.

A few centuries later, stories of the cities to the west and their conflicts started to make their way to South Nashville Station. Realizing the common identity they shared with the cities of Brentwood and Nashville, leaders of South Nashville Station reached out to their northern neighbors and proposed a summit between the cities in Nashville with the goal of protecting that identity.

The three cities indeed had much in common. All three had established forms of representative government, with Brentwood actually electing who was going to represent it at the summit. Additionally, all cherished the idea of private property and the mutual gains to be had from trade.

Meeting at the Ryman House, the summit was a resounding success. They agreed to jointly establish a defensive fort at the northern terminus of the Cumberland (now Tennessee) river called Ft. Tennessee and to meet again the next year in Nashville. The next year's summit, this time attended by representatives from the new Ft. Tennessee resulted in the Cumberland Charta, the first signed document between the cities and precursor to the Constitution of South Nashville. They agreed to send representatives every year to meet in Nashville and to guarantee the right of representative democracy to its citizens in the form of local elected assemblies. Each city also agreed to commit a garrison of troops to serve one year tours stationed at Ft. Tennessee. Within the next century, as Fed Res began to develop it's own identity, it too signed the charter and began sending an annual delegation.

Constitutional Era

In the early 18th century, news of the increasing tensions to the west reached South Nashville Station setting off heightened anxiety across the nation. At the next annual summit, buzz from all the regions was about security. Up to this point, the summits were more of a good will exchange of local news and development. With the exception of providing some of their local militia to Ft. Tennessee, the body had never actually needed to "do" anything. The rules were informal with the person who had attended the most summits assuming the role as leader.

All cities generally agreed that organizing a national army in addition to their local militias was a necessity, but disagreed on how to do that. Nashville, who had always been wary of providing their troops to Ft. Tennessee, did not want to increase troop commitment levels. South Nashville Station was concerned about giving a national army authority over their territory and the principle of a standing army in general. Brentwood was concerned that paying for an army would require taxes.

The resulting compromise was the Tennessee Agreement authored by lawyer and militia captain Alexander Shore of South Nashville Station and seconded by Lt. Col. Robert Davidson of Ft. Tennessee. It stated that a national army would be raised under the command of a Governor-General appointed by the summit. Each city would contribute equal funds (with the exception of Ft. Tennessee who would commit half as much) to raise the army. They would be trained at Ft. Tennessee and would only enter other regions if requested by the regional government. There was heated debate within each delegation, but a majority of every delegation agreed and Col. James Notingshaw of Ft. Tennessee and former Brentwood militia captain was appointed the first Governor-General. Francis Knox, a Nashville entrepreneur and leader of the summit, impressed by Shore, asked him to draft a resolution of formal rules to be adopted at the next year's summit.

The next year, the Shore Amendment was the first order of business and it was approved by each city delegation establishing for the first time the official rules of the annual summit, formalizing the arrangements that had evolved. It established the annual summit as “Congress” who elects a Speaker to lead it. Resolutions could then be proposed and required approval of 3/5 of the regional delegations to pass.

One of the first things the new Congress did was clear and protect the historic trading routes between the cities. They also moved to extract some of natural resources for export and development resulting in the founding of Canton Lake, Davidson, and Davidson’s Gap. Over the next few decades they also began adopting laws that guaranteed inalienable rights to citizens including (in order) the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of association, the right to privacy, and the right to property. The laws are collectively known as the South Nashville Bill of Rights.

As the regional delegations began growing exponentially in size, business became harder to conduct. Because majority approval by 3 delegations was all that was required for passage of laws, the actual size of the delegations was irrelevant. However, all the delegates could no longer fit in the Ryman House and order in Congress began to break down. The President of the Congress, now an elder Alexander Shore, with Speaker Adam Marion of Nashville; moved to establish order and proposed a Constitutional Convention be held to formalize in writing a system of government. They also proposed extending an invitation to the fishing village Fogledonia, and the new towns of Canton Lake and Davidson. Although initially met with some skepticism from the Brentwood and Fed Res delegations, when it became clear that Ft. Tennessee, Nashville, and South Nashville Station were going to approve the call, Brentwood and Fed Res reluctantly agreed. Fogledonia, Canton Lake, and Davidson all accepted the invitation as well.

Each region was allotted seven representatives to the Convention. Over the next decade the Constitutional Convention wrote, proposed, and deliberated, all in secret; finally completing a preliminary draft of the Constitution of South Nashville. The chief architects were believed to be Shore, Marion, and Marcel Rivacosta of South Nashville Station.

Key features of the Constitution were a bicameral legislature with a House allotted by population and a Senate made up of three senators from each region. The Office of the Ambassador was also established to deal in foreign affairs and the Governor-General position was separated with the Office of Governor responsible for executive functions and a General position in charge of the army and appointed by the Governor. South Nashville Station was also designated the capital who agreed to fully finance the construction of a Capitol building. A Supreme Court was established as the court of last resort with the each region providing a local judge or magistrate for the first Court (with the Brentwood region getting two, one from Brentwood and one from Ft. Hamilton). The House was also given the authority to tax. Lastly, in order for the document to take effect, it had to be ratified by 6 of the 8 regional governments.

As it was taken to the home cities to be debated, many people fiercly opposed the idea of direct taxation by a central government. Citizens of Brentwood were shocked and felt betrayed by their Constitutional delegates. Brentwood and Fed Res argued that taxation would hit their more populous and economically developed regions harder, and that the burden of taxation would be unfairly weighted on them. Opposition was so great that it led to the Tax Riots in Brentwood and Fed Res and resulted in snap elections resulting in new convention delegates. The convention met again the next year to revise the document, with the newly elected and anti-tax Brentwood and Fed Res delegations. Debate grew so heated that the entire Brentwood delegation and four members of the Fed Res delegations left the convention. A revised document was submitted, with the tax provisions still in place, and then submitted to the nation for a vote.

Shore, Rivacosta, and Marion campaigned tirelessly for its passage. They published columns in local papers across the nation, later compiled into a book known as the Constitutional Papers. On June 1, 1796, the Fogle regional government became the sixth region to approve the document and the Constitution of South Nashville went into effect. Alexander Shore, however, had died earlier that year, never seeing the Constitution ratified. Fed Res quickly ratified it the next year and Brentwood finally ratified it ten years later.

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South Nashville Banking Failure and Depression

During the Great Rail Era, the South Nashville government was forced to borrow heavily to finance construction of the railroad network. As a result, the Central Bank of South Nashville's specie reserve was under increasing pressure and a run on the bank was feared. The President of the Central Bank, Richard Bluspan of Brentwood, announced that the Central Bank of South Nashville was going to suspend convertibility of the tallent. This resulted in an expansion of the money supply and a wave of establishment of private banks, both large and small, across the nation. As increasing lines of credit became available to the average consumer, home ownership and rate of borrowing hit an all-time high.

Additionally, the completion of the railroad had also exponentially increased the value of land adjacent to the track. Because investors were all but guaranteed easy access to credit, massive speculation in land and internal improvement projects by large scale investors began. Combined with the new home construction and the increasing money supply, post-Great Rail Era economic boom began that lasted for nearly a decade.

However, the boom would prove to be unsustainable. Because of the expanding money supply, there was such a large supply of investment capital available which led investors to mistakenly believed that society's time preference had decreased. As inflation gripped the tallent and its real value began to decrease, the market began to correct itself and the economy slid into a recession.

Concurrently, newly appointed President of the Central Bank, A. Frank Bernes of South Nashville Station, decided he was going to return convertibility to the tallent; to the very vocal objection of outgoing President of the Central Bank Richard Bluspan. Bernes severely contracted the money supply, and the tallent experienced rapid deflation. As convertibility returned, there were runs on banks across the nation and lines that stretched around blocks were not uncommon sites in the home cities.

This only served to exacerbate an already dire economic situation. Improvement projects and home construction ceased. Real wages dropped and homeowners and investors were left unable to service their debts. The rate of bank failure and personal bankruptcies increased ten-fold.

As the recession dragged on, former President of the Central Bank Richard Bluspan announced his intention to run for Governor. Incumbent Governor James Carterson of Davidson, the man who had appointed Bernes, chose not to seek reelection.

Bluspan's chief opponent in the general election was Senator Jay Dee of South Nashville Station. During the election, Bluspan spent more time attacking Bernes than he did Dee, whom he blamed the "Great Recession" on and pledged to serve one term and get the economy back on track. Bluspan won easily, declaring at his inauguration, "One day, when we look back on this, we'll see a struggling nation who turned panic into hope."

Governor Bluspan moved quickly. He fired Bernes and appointed Henry Johnson of Brentwood as Secretary of the Treasury who appointed A.P. Volker of Brentwood as President of the Central Bank. The Bank once again suspended convertibility of the tallent and moved to a fiat money system and floating exchange rate regime. This brought deflation under control and stabilized the tallent.

Bluspan, with the help of Senator Robert Kofe of Brentwood, then passed the South Nashville Deposit Insurance Corporation (SNDIC) which guaranteed deposits in banks by individual investors. This served to restore confidence in the integrity of the tallent and spurred new wave of private investment. By the end of Bluspan's term, real wages began to once again increase. And by the beginning of the Cartesian Praetoria Common War, South Nashville's economy had returned to its pre-depression levels.

Major Corporations

E.A. Pharmaceuticals is a major pharmaceutical firm involved in research of a variety of products ranging from pain killers to erectile disfunction. Its major product is an acetylsalicylic acid known as Cantonbus. It is the largest pharmaceutical research and development firm in South Nashville, and is headquartered in East Argonne.

Transportation Ltd. is a major transportation company involved in physical movement and transportation of goods. It was formerly the Brentwood and Fed Res Rail Co. It does a large share of its business with the South Nashville Government. It is headquarted in Marion.

Hampshire-Alaway of Brentwood is a large holdings company that owns and manages a network of companies. It deals mainly with insurance holdings, but also includes various production companies. It was founded by Alan Gingerfield, who is the current CEO and Chairman of the Board. It is the largest corporation in South Nashville.

Federal Oil is a major oil producing and refining company that does a large share of its business with the South Nashville Government. It is the largest oil company in South Nashville and is headquarted in Fed Res.

Kerst Newspapers is a national newspaper conglomerate founded by Bill R. Kerst. It started with the South Nashville Station Examiner and Nashville Inquirer and then later expanded to include 28 newspapers across the continent including the most widely read daily in South Nashville, the South Nashville Times. There have also been rumors it is exploring the launch of a 24-hour news channel.

Dillon Financial is a conglomeration of investment banks, credit card companies and stock brokerage firms providing financial services across the Shaharazia continent. It is headquartered in Brentwood.

Gulfworks Music Group is a major record label based out of South Nashville Station. They are also one of the major sponsors of the annual South Nashville Music Festival.

Lockheed-Stanton Co. is a multinational corporation across the Triumvirate with significant holdings in South Nashville. Assets include two corporate subsidiary offices, a financial services branch, arms manufacturing and textile industries, and research and development facilities. It also has numerous contracts with the South Nashville government.

Major Cities

Brentwood

Brentwood is the largest city in South Nashville. It's a thriving metropolis and the major center of commerce in the nation. It exhibits strong characteristics of both a rail town and a harbor town. It has been compared to both Boston and Atlanta.

It is also home to the military base Ft. Campbell. An early foundation of the city, it has served various military purposes including as an army base, naval base, and today in its current function as a joint army and air force base, home to the 101st Airborne. It has had several locations around the city, moving as the city continued to outgrow its limits.

Brentwood is the home city of the Brentwood Tri-City Region which includes Marion and New Hamilton anchored by the Brentwood Bay area. The bay is rich in fishing and has long been the engine of growth for the region.

South Nashville Station

For much of it's history South Nashville Station was a town defined and anchored by the flagship university of the nation, the University of South Nashville. It is the home city of the Jackson region and the seat of government, home to the Capitol, Governor's House, Ambassador’s Mansion, the Supreme Court of South Nashville, the Central Bank of South Nashville, the University of South Nashville, and all international embassies.

Founded by settlers from Nashville led by William Xavier, they followed the Cumberland River to its terminus establishing the city where the "river meet the 'cean," in the area now known as the Southern Lowlands at the spot where the Cumberland meets the Gulf of Shaharazia. It has been compared to other river delta cities such as New Orleans. Since the Cartesian Praetoria Common War it has become a popular destination for emigrants, notably refugees displaced from various wars across the world.

The region and its leaders have historically been champions of immigration, and South Nashville Station has developed one of the most distinct and eclectic mixed cultures in the world. Widely regarded as the cultural center of the nation, it is known for its rich tradition in music and arts. It is the birthplace of blues, jazz, rap, and a jam band scene that incorporates the wide range styles of music and instruments brought by immigrants from all over the world. Its residents also tend to have distinct accents, despite it being such a cosmopolitan city.

It is the site of the annual South Nashville Music Festival which is held every year in Gulf Park.

Fed Res

Known to most as the birthplace of the plague, Fed Res is the home city of the Young-Dunn Region. It is considered a sister city to the Brentwood Tri-City Region cities and is the third largest city in the nation.

First established by settlers from Brentwood in the generation after Ft. Hamilton, it was to play a first line of defense role for Brentwood like Ft. Hamilton. However, its settlers early on took advantage of commerce. While it's rocky shores made for poor fishing, it was able to focus on shipbuilding industries, which became the foundation of its early economy. With the completion of the Brentwood Regional Railroad, the agricultural sector began to develop rapidly and still a staple of the economy. Following the Fed Res Plague, the shipbuilding industries were replaced by banking and financial industries.

Nashville

A quaint and sprawling city, Nashville bears a striking resemblance to its namesake.

Historic and Smaller Cities

Canton/Canton Lake

Canton Lake, referred to by most as simply Canton, is a small town located between Nashville and South Nashville Station. Canton technically refers to the entire Canton Region encompassing the lake, river, mountains, and forest. Canton Lake is both the official name of the city and the lake itself, and it is the home city of the Canton region.

It was established during the Constitutional Era by the Canton Corporation who was contracted by the Congress to exttract resources from the mountains.

Davidson

Davidson is the home city of the Marion region and is known as the birthplace of bluegrass music. It was founded by Lt. Col. Robert Davidson of Ft. Tennessee who established the town under the orders of Governor-General James Notingshaw to extract the resources from the Cumberland mountain range.

Davidson's Gap

Davidson's Gap was an early mining town located in the Shaharazia desert that has been abandoned since the mine's collapse. It is now a national historical landmark and one of the best preserved ghost towns on the continent.

East Argonne

East Argonne was the very first refugee city, established during the Cartesian-Preatoria Common War. It is the fifth largest city in the nation and the largest city in the Canton Region. It is considered a sister city of South Nashville Station.

As refugees fled their homes to escape Cartesian-Praetoria Common War, an impromptu camp sprung up on the route between Argonne in Cartesian Praetoria and South Nashville Station, the intended destination for most refugees. The camp quickly became the destination as many refugees preferred to stay close so they could return home after the war.

After Governor Andy Jackson's famous declaration, the camp quickly evolved into a formal city as federal money flowed to the region to develop local infrastructure and consolidate local authority. As the war drug on and the quality of life in East Argonne increased, many refugees began to call East Argonne home. The camp became East Argonne and is still today the most popular destination for immigrants, consistently having the highest immigration rate of any city in the nation.

Fogledonia

Fogledonia is a small, cozy resort town located at the northern tip of the nation known for it's slower pace of life more akin to its neighbors to the South. Established nearly ten millenia ago, it spent much of its history as a subsistence fishing village; however, recently tourism has become its main source of revenue. It is known for it's temperate weather, averaging 76 degrees most of the year. It was one of the first cities founded on the entire continent, and predates the development of nations. However, it has largely remained isolated from both the world and national politics.

Ft. Tennessee

Ft. Tennessee is the largest city in the Tennessee region. It is home to the Nashville Military Institute, the oldest and premier military college in South Nashville. It is also the site of the South Nashville Bullion Depository.

It has generally been represented by current or former high-ranking military officers in Congress and all of its Senators have been military men. They generally keep a low profile in Congress and have only produced one Speaker of the Senate, four Attorney-Generals, and one Governor.

Marion

A rail town, Marion is often referred to as the town "built from scratch." During the Great Rail Era, at the intersection of the North, West, and South Lines on the Brentwood Regional Railroad, Ambassador Adam Marion Station was established. As a town began to develop around the station people began referring to it simply as Marion. It is notable for its lighthouse, an odd feature for an inland city.

It serves as an important hub between the cities of Davidson, Fed Res, and Brentwood. With a diversity of goods being moved through the city at any given time, a large transport industry emerged which is among one of the top in the world today.

New Hamilton

Once known as Ft. Hamilton, New Hamilton was first established by settlers from Brentwood. Increasingly concerned about security, Brentwood set out to protect themselves and establish an early line of defense. Established where the cliffs meet the beach, Ft. Hamilton provided good periphery in all directions.

During the Great Rail Era, its location would provide ideal for facilitating commerce. The first city to have a rail built to it from Brentwood, it's rich farmland made it the primary source of agriculture for Brentwood. It was also during this era that the city changed its name from "Ft. Hamilton" to "New Hamilton".

West Fed

West Fed was one of the first of many boomtowns that sprung up along the railroad during the Great Rail Era. After the West line was completed to Marion, many residents continued West for the better opportunities. A few years later, the devastating Fed Res plague wiped out most of the remaining residents and the town aptly earned its ghost town title. While not as well preserved as Davidson's Gap, it is a national landmark.

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