Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry is a town in the Mire region of Appalachia.
==Background==
===Pre-War===
In the decades leading to the Great War, Harpers Ferry became a focal point of the Free States movement. Skeptical of the U.S. government vault program, the group used the town as a staging area and supply point for the construction of personal bunkers across the Mire.Fallout 76 loading screens: "Paranoid that the government was lying to its people about the Vault program, the Free States movement built their own concrete bunkers to survive in case of nuclear devastation."Harpers Ferry terminal entries; manager's terminal, 11.16.76 The movement's conspiracy theories and ideals unnerved patriotic visitors, disrupting the small tourism-dependent town's economy.Fallout 76 loading screens: "Harpers Ferry was a small town that depended on tourism. This put them at odds with the growing "Free States" movement, whose conspiracy theories put off patriotic visitors."
As the Sino-American War escalated in 2077, minor conflicts between the Free States, loyalists, and police began to grow into open violence, catching the eye of the government.Harpers Ferry terminal entries; manager's terminal, 01.01.77The Sam Blackwell interview Soon, local Harpers Ferry business owners were visited by government agents and coerced into providing the names and addresses of suspected Free States members.Harpers Ferry terminal entries; manager's terminal, 03.20.77 By May, the clinic began to refuse services to those known to be involved with the group.Harpers Ferry terminal entries; Ella's terminal, The Carson Family By June, the military staged a propaganda campaign in the town and began to seize the property of Free States members, citing seditious activity.Charleston Capitol Building terminal entries; Senator Blackwell's terminal, Subject: No Luck
===Post-War===
After the Great War, Harpers Ferry was largely abandoned as emergency services and local survivors struggled to cope with the influx of refugees after their homes were annihilated by the nuclear exchange. In 2078, Vault 94 opened and sent an ambassador to the town to invite survivors back to the vault.Vault 94 terminal entries; exterior security terminal, User Log - 10/24/78 By November, the mayor of Harpers Ferry, Miranda Vox, agreed to sent a group of survivors with an ambassador to investigate the vault's claims.Harpers Ferry terminal entries; Miranda's terminal, Vault 94Vault 94 terminal entries; reception log, 11/20/78 Certain that the dwellers' hospitality was a trap, the Harpers Ferry group massacred the vault's leaders and attacked its G.E.C.K. unit, triggering a massive nuclear explosion and further mutating the Mire.Vault 94 Community Council recordingVault 94 G.E.C.K. recordingVault 94 terminal entries; G.E.C.K. monitoring station terminal, G.E.C.K. System Log
After the Free States members emerged from their bunkers in 2079,Charleston Capitol Building terminal entries; Holbrook's terminal, They've left their bunkers the mayor contacted the leader of the movement for assistance.Raleigh Clay's bunker terminal entries; Raleigh's terminal, All ClearHarpers Ferry proposal Despite previous conflicts, the movement agreed to provide aid. The rebuilding effort began, turning the town into a major fortress and trading post near the heart of the Mire. By 2084, the town was a prosperous outpost, providing support and food to those in need.
Already struggling with an ongoing mass paranoia about an outbreak of an unknown "disease" causing people to change into ghouls,Harpers Ferry terminal entries Harpers Ferry was hit hard by a new outbreak in 2086. The Scorched Plague reached the town, killing many and causing the Free States to retreat to their bunkers, abandoning their seven year project to help the people of Harpers Ferry.Abbie's bunker terminal entries; Niraj's terminal, The Scorched After scorchbeasts breached the automated anti-air perimeter and began to spread into adjacent regions, Harpers Ferry was rapidly destroyed. The leader of the Free States, Raleigh Clay, issued a general order for the survivors to abandon all recovery efforts of the town.Raleigh Clay's bunker terminal entries; outgoing notifications station, Scorchbeasts
==Layout==
Harpers Ferry is a large town consisting of densely-packed residential buildings with a number of overlooks created through the damaged structures. The residences are marked with ascending or descending address numbers, depending on the street or avenue. The hill surrounding the local church-turned-barracks is fortified with large defensive barriers and guarded by automated turrets. The barricades extend to enclose the street northeast of the hill, though they have fewer defenses. A large armory lies to the southeast of the fortified hill.
At the northern edge of town, a Free States trading post lies at the end of Shenandoah Street behind a cluster of buildings. It once contained vendor bot Wallace (who has since moved to the Berkeley Springs Station) and has a nearby chemistry station to the north.
The outer areas of Harpers Ferry are bounded by Route 65 to the west and two converging railways to the north- and southeast. Train cars line the town's eastern perimeter, with several having been derailed onto the adjacent road. Manhole covers leading to the Burrows can be found near the town's western perimeter.
Harpers Ferry sits at the confluence of two rivers, where the Shenandoah River flows into the larger Potomac River. The Potomac River, located northeast of the town, can be crossed by using the railroad bridge leading into a collapsed tunnel. At the mouth of the tunnel is a wooden walkway leading under the bridge and to a path between the cliff and the water which leads to the ransacked bunker.
===Points of interest===
* St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, an 1896 Gothic Revival church, serves as a prominent feature on the fortified hill.St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church on Wikipedia It contains the Free States barracks and two workbenches for weapons and armor. Slightly to the north lies a small garden and cooking station.
* The Harpers Ferry Clinic can be found near the southeastern gate of the fortified area. The trapped bottom floor contains a medical lab and chem storage area.
* Harpers Ferry Armory, an early 19th-century arsenal, is found to the south of the town. Requiring an access code, the complex contains a sizable amount of weapons and loot, along with three different types of workbenches.
* Harpers Ferry Trainyard, a ruined trainyard located in the northern area of the town.
* Harpers Ferry tunnel
* John Brown's Fort, a mid to late 19th-century firehouse, can be found on the eastern outskirts of the town. In 1859, the building was used as a last stand for the abolitionist's militia during his raid on Harpers Ferry.John Brown's Fort on Wikipedia It has since been turned into a museum with numerous civil war-era items.
* Jefferson Rock, a buttressed stack of shale rock on which Thomas Jefferson stood in 1783, lies to the west of the church.Jefferson Rock on Wikipedia
* A dead Vault 94 ambassador can be found sitting on an upstairs sofa in the northern side of the town.
==Notable loot==
* A safe haven - Holotape, found on a desk in the same house as Lydia's journal page 20.
* Ella's log: Harpers Ferry - Holotape, on a table inside the church.
* Harpers Ferry postcard - Note, obtained during the quest A Mark in the Past - Harpers Ferry.
* Jesus Sunday's holotape - Part 1 - Holotape, on an end table on the roof of house #402.
* Jesus Sunday's holotape - Part 2 - Holotape, found next to the south gate terminal by the clinic.
* Leonard's journal entry - Note, found upstairs in the building next to the clinic, besides several flasks and test tube racks.
* Letter of resignation - Note, on the second-floor desk of the clinic.
* All five of Lydia's journal pages - For note locations, see the respective page.
* Restoring order - Holotape, next to the north gate terminal.
* Sharon's angry letter - Note, on a desk in the church.
* C.H. Monthly, October - Note, found on the ground floor of a house (#106).
* Relocation notice - Note, at the former trading post, at the end of Shenandoah Street behind a cluster of buildings.
* Fortifications key - On a table in the middle of the church. Opens various doors.
* Potential weapon mod plan - Inside the church, to the right of the weapons workbench, on a makeshift metal table.
* Three potential armor plans:
** On the first floor of house #394, inside an open display case on the northwest wall.
** On the third floor of house #394, next to the bathroom, inside an open square display case.
** Inside the church, to the left of the armor workbench, on a metal barrel. (Armor mod plan)
* Three potential recipes:
** On the third floor of house #394, inside an open display case on the northwest wall.
** On the third floor of house #106, on the shelf of a set of lockers.
** On the roof of house #402, on top of an end table.
* A significant number of chems can be found in the basement of the clinic.
==Appearances==
Harpers Ferry appears only .
==Behind the scenes==
* Harpers Ferry is based on the real-world Harpers Ferry, situated where the Shenandoah River flows into the Potomac River. Although Harpers Ferry is located on the border with Virginia and Maryland, far from the game's other major locations, it was moved over to fit into the map as the game developers wished to include it in the game.The Making of Fallout 76 - Noclip Documentary
* While the game was in development, lead artist Nathan Purkeypile took his brother on a trip to Harpers Ferry, ostensibly for its unique history, though he was actually scouting out the town for Fallout 76.Nate Purkeypile on Twitter: "Fun 76 fact: I once took my brother to Harpers Ferry because it has 'cool historical stuff'. He had no idea I was scouting stuff for the game. :)"
* Harpers Ferry is extremely close to the Capital Wasteland; the real-life distance between Harpers Ferry and Washington, D.C. is roughly 20 miles shorter than the distance between the Capitol and the Enclave headquarters at Raven Rock Mountain Complex.
==Gallery==
F76 Harpers Ferry Front.jpg|John Brown's Fort/museum to the left and the trainyard to the right
F76 Harpers Ferry Church.jpg|The church-turned-barracks
FO76 Jefferson Rock.png|Jefferson Rock
F76 Harpers Ferry Street.jpg|The Main Street of Harpers Ferry, with numerous ruined buildings and instruments
F76 Harpers Ferry Trainyard.jpg|The derailed trainyard
F76 Harpers Ferry Clinic.jpg|The clinic
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Harpers Ferry trading post entrance.png|Harpers Ferry entrance to the trading post
VendorBotWallaceLocation.jpg|Overhead view of Vendor bot Wallace
F76 Harpers Ferry Vendor.jpg|Vendor bot Wallace
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FO76 Harpers Ferry (Potomac St).jpg|Potomac Street
FO76 Harpers Ferry (A safe haven).jpg|A safe haven, in the house (#114)
FO76 Harpers Ferry (Ella's log Harpers Ferry).png|Ella's log: Harpers Ferry and fortifications key
FO76 Harpers Ferry (Jesus Sunday's holotape - Part 1).jpg|Jesus Sunday's holotape - Part 1
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FO76 Harpers Ferry (Leonard's journal entry).png|Leonard's journal entry
FO76 Harpers Ferry (Letter of resignation).png|Letter of resignation
FO76 Harpers Ferry (Lydia's journal page 1).png|Lydia's journal page 1
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FO76 Harpers Ferry (Restoring order).png|Restoring order
FO76 Harpers Ferry (Sharon's angry letter).png|Sharon's angry letter
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FO76 Harpers Ferry (C.H. Monthly, October).jpg| C.H. Monthly, October on the ground floor of a house (#106)
FO76OW Harpers Ferry (Relocation notice).png| Relocation notice
FO76 Huntersville sign.png|Directional sign
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FO76 Harpers Ferry map labeled.png|Labeled top-down map, with defensive walls in red, gates in green
Babylon papermap harpersferry.jpg| Map added by Nuclear Winter
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HarpersFerry-Fallout76.jpg|Concept art
FO76 Harpers Ferry sign render.png|Unused Harpers Ferry National Historical Park sign 
==References==
Category:Fallout 76 locations
Category:The Mire locations
Category:Pre-War towns
Category:Fallout 76 towns
Category:Department of the Interior locations
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