Port Collier

An overview of Port Collier

A view of a Port Collier street

"*We don't get many tourists in the city of the dead,*"
—Francis introduces the group to Port Collier[src]

**Port Collier** is a large city in Sylvania that served as an important industrial area and a major port in *The Walking Dead by EDStudios* and the remake *Strain Zero*. It took its name from the coal transport ships that were regularly docked there. The last two episodes of *Season 1* are set in the city and it has been regularly mentioned since.

In the remake *Strain Zero*, Port Collier serves as the state capital of the state of Sylvania, and lies on the shore of Lake Michigan. It serves as the central location of the second half of *Season 1: Remake*.

## Pre-Apocalypse

One of the state's busy cities, Port Collier serves as a major port, as well as a central transportation hub and industrial city. There were many routes, whether by boat, road, or freight train, to and from the city, and at the time of the outbreak there were about 140,000 people living in Port Collier. The area of the city that surrounded the city hall included large, upscale apartment buildings and a large factory that included a workshop.

## Post-Apocalypse

### The Walking Dead by EDStudios

#### Season 1

When the epidemic hit, the city went into a panic as the Federal Rescue Services tried to quarantine buildings and city blocks that were infected. This, however, caused widespread panic and the inhabitants began boarding up all their windows and doors, trying to stay inside to wait it out. These efforts proved to be useless as the entire city succumbed to the infection and the adults died; most of the surviving kids fled to the City Hall, rallying behind Francis.

In the end, the U.S. Military was unable to protect the city and the Federal Rescue Services abandoned the city completely. Over the course of a year, a survivor community named Hopeville was built around the city hall in the north-east of the city.

An unknown event that occurred during the first year of the apocalypse led to most of the city's sewage system exploding, resulting in the formation of hundreds of sinkholes across the city.

##### 'A Long Road Ahead'

The skyline of the city is seen as the train pulls to a stop a few miles outside the city. The group left on foot, heading for the harbour in search of a boat.

##### 'Around All Corners'

The group wanders through the streets of the city, with Aaron guiding them to the harbour. They remark on how unnaturally quiet the city is and the fact that they have not seen a single walker since entering the city.

### Chronicles Season 8: 'Shadowman 4: The Final Walk'

#### 'Gun in my Hand'

When Shadowman returns to Port Collier after his self-imposed exile from the Commonwealth, the city has degenerated further and is completely overgrown. Large lakes have formed in the city from the utterly destroyed sewer system, and the ground is unstable due to the numerous sinkholes.

### Strain Zero

#### "A Long Road Ahead"

Port Collier is seen in the distance as the Clarkson Survivors finally arrive on the train.

## Notable Locations

* The manor
* Port Street
	+ Port Collier Boathouse
* Boston Street
	+ City sewers
* Hopeville
	+ City Hall
	+ Pitch
	+ Hopeville Apartments
	+ Factory
		- Motor pool
* Sink Avenue

## Inhabitants

* *Francis* *(formerly)*
* *Gregory* *(formerly)*
* *Randall* *(formerly)*
* Shadowman *(formerly)*
* Numerous counts of unnamed people

## Deaths

* Francis *(alive and zombified)*
* Emma Cottingham *(alive and zombified)*
* Aaron
* Kevin
* Steve