Port Steel

Port Steel, formally Block Island formed a part of the Pre-War State of Rhode Island but came to be settled by the remnant of the East Coast Chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel.
== History ==
=== Origins and Founding ===
While the State of Rhode Island was choking under the restrictions imposed by the US Government, the US Military purchased the island off the coast and began to invest in a new base. 
Project Lighthouse was born out of the fear that Chinese submarines would attempt to navigate the Long Island Sound to fire nuclear weapons at New York City.
When the bombs fell the construction had still been underway, the foundations, walls, and towers had all been built but the internal infrastructure had not been installed and there were other areas that had yet to be fully completed. The work crews attempted to take shelter within the base however they failed to provide adequate protection which resulted in them succumbing to radiation poisoning. 
Those workers who survived the initial fallout did not survive the Great Winter, the island lacked sufficient resources and was eventually abandoned with only a small number of wild creatures calling it home. 
=== Brotherhood Annexation ===
The Exiled Brotherhood having been defeated in Connecticut had managed to salvage a boat from Bridge City and were intent on sailing home to the Capital Wastes, however, they only made it as far as Block Island. They were run aground in a storm and were forced to seek shelter on the island and discovered the abandoned military base and its old resources. 
It was not a matter of choice that led the Brotherhood of Steel to build themselves a new home, it was a matter of survival and necessity. They had been soundly defeated and were alone, cut off from the mainland and from communication with the Citadel in the Capital Wastes. Discovering the old military installation and construction materials had been fortuitous as it enabled the Brotherhood Exiles to endure and recuperate. 
Category:Post-War Factions
Category:Brotherhood of Steel division
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