Anchorage Memorial The Anchorage Memorial is a bronze monument , commemorating the battles at the Anchorage Front Line in Alaska . Inside are several structural levels as well as an underground maintenance area . The memorial is located in the southeast quadrant of the Capital Wasteland and is inhabited by mirelurk s . Background . Constructed in 2077 on what was previously Theodore Roosevelt Island in the Potomac , the monument has withstood the elements for two centuries and is still standing by 2277 . A sprawling underground installation was built under the base of the monument . The facility contains kitchens and meat processing rooms to handle the " products " as well as breeding " pods " in the lower levels . After the war , a group of wastelander s herded the emerging mirelurk population into the facility , resulting in the mirelurks building a nest inside . The mirelurks were then used as a source of fresh meat , and large quantities were sold to passing traders , earning the wastelanders large amounts of caps as a result . This trade encroached upon a competitor , who began losing business to the operation and eventually a mercenary team was dispatched , but ended up releasing the mirelurks , which promptly killed most , if not all of the people in the complex . Layout . The Anchorage Memorial consists of one exterior section and four interior sections : Exterior . The monument rests on a man - made island in the middle of the Potomac River . It is connected to the west bank of the river by a small bridge with several frag mine s setup in the shape of a ribbon . There are four entrances into the facility : one on the north side of the monument which connects to the facility , one on the south that connects to the service entrance , one to the south underwater that connects to the office , and one right next to the monument on the west side at the end of a staircase . To the north of Anchorage Memorial is a super mutant camp against the border of the downtown D . C . area . There is a tent with a captive behind two large trucks , with several interconnected buildings that were destroyed during the Great War . There is also a statue modeled after a photograph that was taken in the . In the simulation , the Lone Wanderer can watch the picture being taken . Oddly enough , the soldiers ' armor on the statue looks totally different from the actual armor worn in the simulation . Anchorage Memorial facility . The living quarters and main workspace for the wastelanders who ran the meat processing facility . The area consists of two floors with minor loot and custom weapon components strewn about . On the second floor there is a workbench against the south wall . There is one mirelurk that wanders this floor . On the first floor there is a safe with the door component in the west room , which appears to have served as a doctor ' s office . There is also a Nuka - Cola vending machine next to the stairwell on the north wall . The access codes holotape can be found behind the vending machine and there are two exits which lead to the facility bay on both floors . Pre - War books can be found in the room on the second floor . Anchorage Memorial facility bay . This area serves as a hub that connects the other three areas together . It consists of four levels with supply crates and machinery . The second floor has exits which lead to the facility , office , and service entrance . The first floor has several mirelurk spawning pods and an exit to the service entrance . The third floor has an exit to the facility . Finally , the fourth floor exits to the Capital Wasteland . There are four mirelurks in this area along with a dead mercenary on the top floor with a note . Memorial facility offices . A couple of offices with an entrance to a large underground space . There is a wall safe in the office next to the entrance of the area . There is a Nuka - Cola vending machine against the west wall , next to some locker s and bathrooms . There is a hole in the floor leading to a lower area that serves as the mirelurk breeding ground . There are a lot of mirelurk spawning pods strewn about . A mirelurk king will spawn here , even at lower levels . There are also two other mirelurks . There is an exit to the Capital Wasteland under the water at the far end of the breeding area . Oddly , this exit is a wooden door despite the fact that it is below the normal water level of the Potomac , as opposed to the metal grate that is used as the exterior underwater entrance . Memorial service entrance . This entrance is located on the south side of the memorial in the Capital Wasteland . A small sewer area serving as a secondary breeding ground for the mirelurks . Also contains an entirely separate area that has what appears to be a dining facility for the workers , including a large kitchen with many refrigerators and a well - stocked bar . The area contains the utility room and a refrigerator with a secret compartment ; both are initially inaccessible ( except as noted below for the utility room ) . The utility room ( with around 3 mirelurks guarding it ) is the last door on the right hand wall of the north branch . The utility room is accessible with the door component found in the safe in the Anchorage Memorial facility and a Repair skill of 35 . Without the door component , a Repair skill of 95 is necessary in order to access the room . If you are entering this area from the facility bay area , the sewer system with the utility room is accessed by going up the staircase in the kitchen and heading west . The lowest level of the area is a smaller space with several dead mirelurks and mirelurk meat strewn about . There is a refrigerator that contains a secret freezer compartment ( A ) , which contains the stash mentioned in the holotape found in the utility room mentioned above . It is only accessible after a successful Perception check of 5 . The lock for this compartment cannot be picked ; the stash key ( found in the utility room mentioned above ) is needed to unlock it . A door to the Capital Wasteland can be found in the sewer area at the end of the left passage . Appearances . The Anchorage Memorial appears only in " Fallout 3 " .