Alexandria Safe-Zone

The Alexandria Safe-Zone, or simply Alexandria, is a walled community in AMC's The Walking Dead located in Alexandria, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. Established as a quarantine zone by the U.S. Military for politicians during the outbreak, it was built and led by Ohio Congresswoman Deanna Monroe and her architect husband, Reg Monroe. The Monroes believed Alexandria was the start of restoring civilization. Following Deanna's death when the safe-zone was overrun, the community was led by Rick Grimes, a new arrival who was entrusted with leading the community due to his survival outside the walls.
Alexandria was one of four joint communities known as the Coalition; with the Hilltop Colony, the Kingdom, and Oceanside until the safe-zone was destroyed by the Saviors during their assault. After the defeat of the Saviors, the residents returned and rebuilt Alexandria. Following Rick Grimes' assumed death, the safe-zone was then led by Rick's wife and niece, Michonne Grimes and Mariana Walsh, and continued to be a thriving community. However, Michonne and Mariana enforced a strict security measure towards outsiders due to an encounter with Jocelyn's group - causing Alexandria to fracture from the Coalition.
During the conflict with the Whisperers, Alexandria was drawn out of its isolation and eventually rejoined the Coalition. Following the fall of the Kingdom and the burning of Hilltop, it housed all three communities, which strained Alexandria's already limited resources after the Whisperers destroyed their crops and walls. Following Michonne's departure in pursuit of her missing husband, Alexandria was led by councilmembers Gabriel Stokes and Aaron. Alexandria later made contact with the Commonwealth, a restored civilization led by Governor Pamela Milton, which established trade with the community and aided the residents in their rebuilding efforts.
Many residents of Alexandria resettled in the Commonwealth, but the community was then occupied by the Commonwealth Army. The conflict between the Coalition and Deputy Governor Lance Hornsby led to Alexandria being converted into a labor camp designated as Outpost 22. A revolt led by Negan Smith and Ezekiel Sutton successfully overthrew the Warden and Commonwealth soldiers. Alexandria regained independence but remained a part of the Commonwealth under its reformed government, and continued to be led by Aaron and Gabriel Stokes.
== Pre-Apocalypse ==
The Alexandria Safe-Zone was established in a neighborhood outside of Alexandria, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. The neighborhood was a planned upscale community with its own solar grid, cisterns and eco-based sewage filtration with pricing starting at the $800,000 to $1,400,000 range. It was designed for sustainability.
== Post-Apocalypse ==
The upscale planned community was a safe-zone established by the military in the early days of the outbreak, containing a handful of supplies for a large group of people. Ohio Congresswoman Deanna Monroe and her family were attempting to evacuate D.C. and return to Ohio to help handle the crisis in her state. While doing so, they were directed by the military to the neighborhood, among other survivors from D.C., and ordered to wait for their return, which never occurred.
The evacuees used the supplies for their survival, including construction materials from a shopping mall nearby, which were used to build the wall. New survivors joined the community shortly thereafter. Deanna soon became their leader and saw promise and the rebirth of civilization in Alexandria. She believed who people were before the apocalypse mattered in rebuilding and sustaining the community. Reg Monroe, her husband, was a professor of architecture and took charge of building the walls. Her son, Aiden, was in ROTC and was made supply runner while her other son, Spencer, used the church tower as a sniper's post. She put Aaron and his boyfriend Eric Raleigh in charge of going outside to recruit more survivors due to their experience of working together for an NGO in Africa.
Over time, Aaron and Eric recruited enough survivors to establish a thriving community. However, they recruited a man named Davidson who was the leader of a small group. Davidson and his group did not agree with Deanna and could not work in the safe-zone. Deanna had them exiled and driven out by Aaron, Aiden, and Nicholas, another member of the community. Because of what occurred with recruiting a group of survivors, Deanna suspended the recruiting program from taking in larger groups and instead focused on lone survivors. As time went on, Deanna saw that her citizens were not prepared for the outside world and that being inside the walls since the beginning of the outbreak made them weak and inexperienced in surviving. Knowing that this made them vulnerable to the undead and to hostile survivors that wanted to attack the Safe-Zone, Deanna allowed Aaron and Eric to resume recruiting larger groups
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