Old Mormon Fort

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The Old Mormon Fort is an unmarked location within Freeside in the Mojave Wasteland .
==Background==
===Pre-War===
The first settlers, Mormon missionaries, arrived on June 14, 1855 and selected a site on one of the creeks that flowed from the Las Vegas springs, on which they would build the fort. The fort served as the midpoint on the trail from Salt Lake City, Utah and Los Angeles, California. During the Utah War, the Mormons that occupied the fort abandoned it, leaving it to fall into ruin.Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park on Wikipedia
Sometime before October 23, 2077, it was officially made the Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic ParkSign outside the fort to commemorate its history in the state of Nevada.
===Post-War===
By 2281, having survived largely intact from the Great War, the fort now serves as the regional headquarters for the Mojave chapter of the Followers of the Apocalypse,The Courier: "What is this place?"Julie Farkas: "The Old Mormon Fort serves as the regional hub for the Followers of the Apocalypse. I am the administrator for this region."(Julie Farkas' dialogue) close to the New Vegas area.Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition pp. 329-330: "[2C.01] Old Mormon FortAt the north end of Freeside, an Old Mormon Fort has been converted into the base of operations for the Followers of the Apocalypse, a quasi-religious organization hellbent on helping humanity, while ensuring nothing like the Great War ever occurs again. The courtyard of the fort is used for general triage and care, with the old (heavily damaged) adobe fort buildings themselves being for Followers' storage and residences. Despite the historic name of the place, there are no serious fortifications–just fences and gates with a few armed Followers inside."(Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition Tour of the Mojave Wasteland)
==Layout==
Situated between Freeside's north gate and the junk fence separated North and South Freeside, the Old Mormon Fort consists of two sections within its walls, one in the western corner and another in the eastern corner of the courtyard.
===Courtyard===
Upon entering the front gates into the main courtyard, there are two Followers guards behind a sandbag wall in front of a flagpole flying the Followers' flag as well as a total of six tents within the courtyard:
* The one in the western corner of the fort contains four beds and a chair. Three of the beds are occupied by Wayne, Farris, and Roy.
* The southwestern tent contains two bunk beds, two empty shelves, two chairs, and a table. Arcade Gannon is usually found within this tent. If he is not there, he can likely be found in the courtyard.
* The tent in the southern corner contains five oil drums and two large wooden crates.
* The tent in the eastern corner has three bunk beds, one round table, two chairs, an empty shelf, and one table. There are two gamblers found sleeping in this tent, and sometimes various non-player characters will sleep in the remaining bed. There is also a Followers doctor outside of this tent.
* The northeastern tent contains two bunk beds, two empty shelves, two chairs, and a table.
* The southeastern tent contains three bunk beds, one round table, two chairs, an empty shelf, and one table. Followers guards will sleep in the beds of this tent, and a Followers doctor can be found within this tent as well.
===Western guardhouse===
This guardhouse is directly to the right upon entering the fort and serves as the private quarters of the chapter leader, Julie Farkas. When entering the guardhouse, there will be a small medical area directly forward with nothing of note besides a filing cabinet with one bottle cap inside. To the left are stairs leading up into a bedroom. On top of the bookshelf is the Old Mormon Fort snow globe. There is also a Today's Physician magazine on top of the desk, which is considered owned and must be stolen.
===Eastern guardhouse===
This guardhouse serves only as storage for the Followers, as evident by the abundance of wooden crates. The only items to collect are the tin cans on the second floor.
==Inhabitants==
 
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==Notable loot==
* Followers lab coat - Rewarded by Julie upon achieving an Idolized reputation and completing High Times, Short-Term Treatment, and Long-Term Care for her as well, after which she offers membership to the Followers as well as the coat and the key to the Followers safehouse.
* Pacer's patient record - In the medical room's filing cabinet. Serves as an optional objective during Kings' Gambit.
* The Old Mormon Fort snow globe - On the bookshelf upstairs in the western guardhouse.
==Related quests==
==Notes==
While inside the Old Mormon Fort, the classic Fallout menu music will play, though it can be very hard to hear.
==Appearances==
The Old Mormon Fort appears only .
==Behind the scenes==
The in-game Old Mormon Fort is based on the real-world location of the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park in Las Vegas, Nevada. Similarly to the in-game description, the real-world Old Mormon Fort is the first structure built by people of European heritage in current day Las Vegas.Old Mormon Fort - The Birthplace of Las Vegas
==Bugs==
 The gate to the Old Mormon Fort may appear open or completely missing, from the outside, allowing one to see into the Fort which is empty besides the Followers flag in the middle of the courtyard. After a moment, the gate will disappear and reappear as the normal, closed version.
==Gallery==
Old Mormon Fort.jpg|The Fort's gate entrance
SnowglobeMormonFort.png|Old Mormon Fort snow globe
Mormon snowglobe.jpg|Snow globe location
Mormonfollowerflag.jpg
FNV Old Mormon Fort sign nif.png
Mormonfortsign2.png|Nevada state seal on fort sign
Nv foa flag texture.png
==References==
Non-game
Category:Freeside buildings
Category:Followers of the Apocalypse locations
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