Cape Coral

"Love of the people, strength of the city"

**Cape Coral** is the central location of The Death of Mankind: Coreopsis. Cape Coral is the largest city in West Keys Florida in terms of population. The city is noted for its large GDP, population, and surprising resistance against the nuclear slaughter that took place prior. However, the city is also noted to have been known for where a potentinal outbreak of the Green Viscidation as a research facility was quickly disbanded and abandonded after a spike in diseases.

## History

Before The Death of Mankind, Cape Coral was a bustling city, with very few North American Union soldiers. After the nuclear attack, Cape Coral has not changed. Before the establishment of the Florida Republic, there was the Cape Coral Settlement, a community-based settlement centered around the city center. Barely effected by any nuclear bombs or dirty bombs, the city is relatively safe—aside from gangs and other bandit factions. One notable bandit faction is the Olympian Army, which terrorizes many of the citizens. Cape Coral also has multiple faction embassies, one for the Radical Protection Party and hosts Azure Seas Radio.

## Locations

### Cape Coral City Center

The CCCA, or Cape Coral City Authority is the major legislative body of Cape Coral. Additionally, they sponsor many events and factions in TDoM:C. However, due to being in a state of disrepair and vandalism from bandits, the CCCA had to sponsor Angledale Shipping company to help construct the building. The building the city authority is as is the Cape Coral City Center, also known as CCCC or simply the city center. Occasionally, events are in the building; but otherwise it is mundane city authority business.

### Viscaya Parkway

Viscaya[sic] Parkway is the main highway of Cape Coral, "*Omnes Viae Romam Ducunt".* Named after the Biscay region and province in Spain, (*Vizcaya* in Spanish).

### Hersh Shipping and Junkyard Company

The Hersh Company is directly across the street from the CCCC. Opening in 1948 and closing in 2022, the area has since becoming a home for scrappers and gangs. Despite protest from the general population and attempts by the city authority to take the building down, there are plenty that agree that the building could be used or leased out.

### Terrace Area Homes

The Terrace Area Homes are homes specific to Cape Coral, and before The Death of Mankind were outrageously cheap. However, these houses have various issues that even the most skilled contractors would not be able to fix; entire plumbing and/or electrical systems need removed, flooding issues, and the most common: weak structure. Some houses, because of this, were outright taken down by the CCCA, with members of the household relocated.

### Cape Coral Grocery

The Cape Coral Grocery store is a small, locally owned grocery store just south of the CCCC.

### City Center Park

Situated right next to the CCCC, the city park is a small area of land where sometimes public events are held.

### Wild Estates Apartments

A multistory apartment building set outside of the main city, the few apartments are for rent at the cost of a pretty penny.

### La Mesa (Zaida)

What use to be the Zaida motorcycle club was bought and sold to a local couple who turned it into a bar.

### The Clog

The Clog is a major shipwreck that wraps the southwest border of the inner city. It was caused most likely by ships rushing to leave Cape Coral on July 16th, 2022 however a major canal way was closed off, causing a massive backlog of boats. Now, a scrap town has formed among the boats colloquially known as "Clogtown".

## Trivia

* The county name for Cape Coral has been changed from Lee County to Lea County due to relations with the confederate general, Robert E. Lee.
	+ Canonically, this name change was made because of the county representative, Iman Lea

* Based off of the real Cape Coral, many buildings are original are do not correlate to exactly the map.