Concord

Concord is a location in the Commonwealth .
==Background==
===Revolutionary days===
The town of Concord was founded in 1635; signs noting the year can be seen entering the town from the west and south.Road signs On April 17, 1775, British soldiers in the area were involved in the initiative to "quell the growing tide of revolution" under the command of General Thomas Gage.Voice via Tour bot: "Let us go back hundreds of years. It is the year 1775. For seven years, thousands of British soldiers have camped on this very soil in their orderly rows of tents. Led by General Thomas Gage, they seek to quell the growing tide of Revolution. The night of April 17th..."(Tour bot dialogue) Gage had received orders from the Earl of Dartmouth four days prior to see all artillery, ammunition, provisions, and weaponry held by the colonists of Concord destroyed.Lieutenant Colonel Smith via Tour bot: "The officers are assembled, General Gage."General Gage via Tour bot: "Four days prior I received word from the Earl of Dartmouth. We have our orders. Lieutenant Colonel Smith, gather 21 companies of our best men and carry them with the utmost expedition and secrecy to Concord. Once there you will seize and destroy all artillery, ammunition, provisions, tents, small arms, and all military stores."Lieutenant Colonel Smith via Tour bot: "But what of the colonists, General?"General Gage via Tour bot: "Take care that the soldiers do not plunder the inhabitants, or hurt private property. But we can and must defang them."(Tour bot dialogue)
The general ordered Lieutenant Colonel Smith to take 21 companies of their best soldiers in haste and secrecy to Concord in order to disarm the militia. Gage instructed Smith to destroy the weaponry, but to avoid harming the colonists, stealing from them, or destroying their property. Before midnight, Smith set out with 700 soldiers from Boston Common to carry out his orders.Boston landmark inscriptions; Boston CommonVoice via Tour bot: "So near midnight, Colonel Smith marched with 700 Redcoats to face brave American patriots in the Battle of Lexington and Concord. And thus the Revolutionary War began. Continue on the trail to walk through more of our great city's history."(Tour bot dialogue)
In response, Paul Revere instructed Robert Newman to climb to the top of the Old North Church, lighting two lanterns to alert the colonists that the British forces were approaching via the Charles River.Boston landmark inscriptions; Old North Church While Newman broadcasted the warning, Revere started towards Lexington and Concord on his famous "midnight ride" to warn fellow patriots that the British had mobilized.Boston landmark inscriptions; Paul Revere House The two forces met near the Old North Bridge, starting the Battles of Lexington and Concord and ultimately sparking the Revolutionary War.Preston Garvey: "Well I'll be damned. It's the monument to the original Minutemen. I knew that was somewhere around Concord. That means this right here must be the Old North Bridge. Where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. I'd call that the best omen I've seen since we left Quincy."(Preston Garvey's dialogue) A monument is located near the bridge to commemorate the event.
===Pre-War===
The town's centerpiece, the Concord Parks and Recreation Department's Museum of Freedom, showcased these historical events and welcomed tourists, while the rest of the city displayed remnants of flags and signs reading, "Celebrate History!"
===Post-War===
On the day of the Great War in 2077, a vertibird carrying a squad of US soldiers including Staff Sergeant Michael Daly was struck by a massive EMP that knocked the vehicle out of the sky, causing it to crash into the roof of the Museum of Freedom. Most of the crew survived, Daly included due to wearing his suit of T-45 power armor. In the time following the nuclear apocalypse, the squad's numbers dwindled due to deadly encounters with scared survivors and simply fear-induced panic until it was only Daly left who decided himself to abandon and go to find his sister in Boston, leaving the vertibird and the power armor residing on the building's roof for the next two centuries.Log - SSG Michael Daly
By 2287, the city was largely abandoned, occasionally picked over by scavengers and raiders. Preston Garvey, one of the last remaining Commonwealth Minutemen and his group of refugees fleeing from Quincy after the Quincy Massacre were attempting to find a place called "Sanctuary" for shelter, but ended up trapped in the Museum by Gristle's raider band, who were seeking to capture one of them, Mama Murphy for their boss Jared in the Corvega assembly plant in Lexington.The Sole Survivor: "What was the Quincy Massacre?"Preston Garvey: "I thought everyone in the Commonwealth knew about that by now. Where the Minutemen betrayed each other, and the people they were supposed to protect. I was with Colonel Hollis's group. A mercenary group called the Gunners was attacking Quincy; the people there called for the Minutemen to help. We were the only ones that came. The other groups... they just turned their backs. On us, and the folks in Quincy. Only a few of us got out alive. Colonel Hollis was dead. So I ended up in charge of the survivors. We never found a safe place to settle. One disaster after another... you saw how it ended, in Concord."(Preston Garvey's dialogue)
==Layout==
Several of the houses and stores of Concord are boarded up. The Museum of Freedom and the church are located in the southeast part of town. The workhouse is situated near the main road to the north, and the Concord Speakeasy is in the center. These buildings are down the street from the museum, near the Concord civic access underground and Concord Savings and Loan. Across the street is Wright's Inn. There is also an accessible hardware store by the museum, near a Walden Drugs and Fallon's Department Store. Three municipal plutonium wells are affixed to buildings throughout the town.
==Locations==
==Notable loot==
* Laser musket - Next to a dead Minuteman in front of the Museum of Freedom.
* Perception bobblehead - Inside the Museum of Freedom, on a desk next to Jun Long on the top floor.
* RobCo Fun - In the Museum of Freedom, on the desk next to Sturges on the top floor.
* Log - SSG Michael Daly - On the roof of the Museum of Freedom, on a desk near the abandoned T-45 power armor.
* T-45 power armor - On the roof of the Museum of Freedom, along with a minigun on the crash-landed vertibird.
* Taboo Tattoos issue #10 - In the Concord Civic Access, on the floor next to the green steamer trunk. (Civic Access entry is through the wrecked street gate the deathclaw emerges from during When Freedom Calls.)
* Fusion core - In the Concord Civic Access, hidden behind a steel beam behind the mirelurk.
* Nuka-Cola Quantum - In the northwestern-most house, in the refrigerator in the first-floor kitchen.
* Nuka-Cherry - East of Concord, in a shopping cart behind the Museum of Freedom.
==Related quests==
* Out of Time - Codsworth will recommend visiting Concord to look for other survivors that can tell the player character about Shaun.
* When Freedom Calls - The player character can help Preston Garvey and his group survive the raider attack.
==Notes==
* Concord is the only city in the game with its name on a water tower and street clock.
* After completing When Freedom Calls, raiders will begin respawning around Concord every 3-7 days. However, the deathclaw is a scripted encounter exclusively for When Freedom Calls and will not respawn once killed.
==Appearances==
Concord appears only in Fallout 4.
==Behind the scenes==
* The in-game city is based on the real-world location of Concord, Massachusetts. The town is known for its role in the American Revolution, specifically in the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. 
* The "Entering Concord" sign exists in the real world and is roughly in the same location as the when entering the town.
==Gallery==
FO4 Conc ext 13.jpg|Bird's-eye view
Concord Aerial.jpeg|Aerial view
FO4 Concord Celebrate history banner.jpg|View down the main drag
FO4 Concord (3).jpg|Street view
FO4 Conc ext 10.jpg|Rough weather
FO4 Lexington Concord street sign.jpg|Directional road sign for Lexington and Concord
FO4 Concord road sign.jpg|Incorporated 1635
FO4 Concord sign sunny day.jpg|A sunny day
concord.png|A foggy morning
FO4 Conc ext 24.jpg|Clock
FO4 Conc ext 23.jpg|Clock
FO4 Conc ext 22.jpg|Banner
Concord up to church.jpg|Road to the museum
Fo4 Museum of Freedom.png|Museum of Freedom
FO4 Concord (2).jpg|Vertibird on the museum roof 
FO4 Concord (4).jpg|T-45 power armor on the museum roof
FO4 Concord (1).jpg|Concord Church
FO4 Concord CSL Bank.jpg|Concord Savings and Loan
Fo4 Concord Speakeasy.jpg|Concord Speakeasy
FO4 Concord Factory.png|Workhouse
FO4 Concord water tower.jpg|City water tower to the north
FO4 Boston Common plaque.png|Plaque
FO4 Mural placard.png|Plaque
FO4 ONC Placard.png|Plaque
FO4 Paul Revere's House Plaque.png|Plaque
SignConcord01 d.png|Sign texture file
FO4 Art Concord.jpg|From The Art of Fallout 4
Art of Fo4 Concord buildings.png|From The Art of Fallout 4
Art of Fo4 Concord panorama.png|From The Art of Fallout 4
Art of Fo4 Concord Church.png|From The Art of Fallout 4
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