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“ Civilization in all its glory. „
—John Marston
West Elizabeth (known as the Commonwealth of West Elizabeth) is the smallest of the three territories featured in Red Dead Redemption.

In Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online, it is one of the five American territories, now with an expanded region to the north.

Description
West Elizabeth is composed of three constituent regions. Tall Trees and Great Plains are two regions featured in both Redemption and Redemption 2, while the third constituent region, Big Valley, is exclusive to Redemption 2.

During the events of Redemption 2, West Elizabeth is a rapidly industrializing state, especially in the south (the north is still very much frontier-like), only preceded by the state of Lemoyne and its massive city, Saint Denis. The state capital, Blackwater, is a port town undergoing the process of rapid industrializing, with new buildings and amenities sprouting within town. Despite this, the railway in Redemption that stops in Blackwater and going through New Austin has not been fully built yet. Furthermore, the Pacific Union Railroad Camp did not exist yet

By the events of Redemption, in 1911 and 1914, West Elizabeth is now considered a largely modernized state, with the thriving capital of Blackwater being set apart from other settlements due to its uniformed constabulary, cobbled roads, automobiles, and named streets. The region of Tall Trees also seems to be growing with the absence of the Skinner Brothers, a gang who used to terrorize the region and repel most settlers.

In Redemption 2, there are two major settlements in West Elizabeth: Blackwater and Strawberry. Many camps, ranches, and homesteads dot the state as well, such as Pronghorn Ranch and Manzanita Post. By 1911, West Elizabeth is home to a large Native American population, many of whom are members of Dutch’s Gang.

Geography
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Map of the Southwestern US as shown in-game, with West Elizabeth highlighted in red.

West Elizabeth is bordered by New Austin to the south, as marked by the Lower Montana River. The river empties through Thieves’ Landing, and into the San Luis River. The Great Plains and Tall Trees regions are separated from Big Valley through the Upper Montana River, which originally served as the map-limits in the first game. In the second game, northern West Elizabeth is bordered by the Grizzlies West to the north, and the Heartlands of New Hanover to the east, as marked by the Dakota River. The southeastern coasts of West Elizabeth are met by Flat Iron Lake.

The landscape progresses from rolling grasslands in the Great Plains region through snow-capped, impassable mountains around the edges of Tall Trees. To the north lies Big Valley, which falls under the foot of Mount Shann (and Mount Hagen further to the north). The natural resemblance of Tall Trees persists in southern Big Valley, although the rest of the region is known for higher and mountainous elevations, along with meadows surrounding the base of Mount Shann.

Much like other American states featured in the series, West Elizabeth is an amalgam of various states in the Western United States. Geographically, West Elizabeth appears to roughly correspond with northwestern Texas, western Kansas, the Panhandle of Oklahoma, and most of Colorado. There are also heavy influences from the mountains of California.

The Great Plains region is based on the real-life Great Plains region of the central United States. This physiographic region encompasses parts of states including Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, Iwoa and Wyoming. Great Plains itself does not seem to be based on a specific real-life location, and is likely a generalized frontier area.
Tall Trees is visually based on the Big Trees State Park and its surrounding areas along the Pacific Coast of California and south Oregon, especially with its sequoia trees; Tall Trees also bears a resemblance to the Carson National Forest in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico.
Big Valley is likely based on montane forests in Idaho & Oregon and the Yosemite Valley of eastern California. The blue wildflowers, which are common in Big Valley, are almost identical to the gray lupine, a wildflower most commonly found in Yosemite. The presence of loons in both Big Valley further suggests California, given that loons are normally only found around the Arctic Circle during the summer, but around the Pacific Coast of the United States in winter. Strawberry and the surrounding area is based on Babcock State Park in West Virginia. Mount Shann, a tall mountain in the region, is based on Mount Shasta in northern California. Big Valley’s geographic location relative to the other regions would be similar to that of Colorado, Montana, or Utah.
Overall, despite mixing many elements, it can be assumed that West Elizabeth is based on California and Colorado, as Big Valley is based off of several parts of California, especially around the Yosemite Valley area, while also having a mountain based on Mount Shasta, but the rest of the area is partially based off of Colorado. Tall Trees having a visual resemblance of Big Trees State Park in California. Great Plains is based on the real-life Great Plains region, which also stretches through eastern Colorado. The area also bears a resemblance to Carrizo Plains of central California.
The rough geographical equivalent of West Elizabeth would correspond with the Front Range of Colorado spanning south through Texas and north towards the Medicine Bow Mountains of southern Wyoming. The presence of Mount Shann indicates a similarity with Mount Elbert in Colorado, which is the largest mountain in the American Rockies.
Because there is an overlap area that links the original map with new areas of Red Dead Redemption 2, West Elizabeth is one of the most geographically diverse states in the series. In all, its terrain broadly reflects numerous characteristics that can be found across many real-life states west of the Mississippi River, from the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains to the redwood forests of northern California. In turn, West Elizabeth’s people reflect everything from eastern city and riverboat-based societies to mountain fur trade and forestry cultures. "