New Quincy

**Quincy** (/ˈkwɪnzi/ *KWIN-zee*), officially the City of Quincy, was a coastal city in the north of the Australian continent within the Commonwealth of New Boston. Quincy was the state capital and most populous town of the now defunct Commonwealth of New Boston. It was a part of the Southern Republic, Oceanic Republic, and was briefly occupied by the Oceanic Empire's military. It maintained the primary anchorage for the SR's newly Northern Fleet. It was a peaceful town and the former location of Fore River Shipbuilding Co.

## History

### Early History

#### Founding

Quincy was founded on 10/2/2022 by a group of Scotch-American settlers and shipwrights who were displaced from their intended destination of the eastern seaboard of North America by the presence of well-established population centers. Seeking the liberty and growing room of the uncharted, they landed in northern Australia. After searching for hours, they found a bay of suitable size for their future naval aspirations and subsequently laid down the foundations of Quincy on the banks of Fore River.

#### Under The Southern Republic

Soon after selecting a suitable site for the new town, the settlers were welcomed by an envoy of the Southern Republic, and with the promise of security and friendship, joined the republic shortly thereafter. As a fledgling member of the young republic the city received extensive support from the government in the form of aid with clearing the harbor to allow for deep drafted ships as well as considerable material aide to begin construction of port facilities.

### New Leadership

#### Under The Oceanic Republic

Quincy along with the rest of what was then known as the Southern Republic united with the Oceanic Empire under a new notional constitution in November of 2022, with its state of New Boston forming one of the newly branded OR's states until the Republic's dissolution in January of 2023.

#### Under The Empire

Following the dissolution of the OR due to a perceived lack of activity from the northernmost members, the Oceanic Empire was Reformed and Quincy was stripped of its status as a state capital. Following this a growing unrest spread in the north due to the return of several of its members from the aforementioned hiatus. These members campaigned for a greater voice in the southern legislation, claiming that they were under represented in this new government. A brief period of negotiations were then begun with Quincy serving as one of the representatives from the north to the Leaders of the Empire. These talks soon fell through due to an apparent disparity in ideals between the two parties, and the north declared its intent to secede from the Empire with an intent to maintain close relations.

### Freedom & The Fall

#### Independence

Following the declaration of intent sent by the northern states, the Empire removed all towns who had declared such. In its brief period of independence, the government of Quincy attempted to strengthen its land based defences and negotiate with its affiliates in the Empire. Despite these efforts the town would ruin on the 21st.

#### The Sack of Quincy (2/21 - 2/27)

In the period of time from 2/21 to 2/27 the city was systematically bombed and demolished by the forces of the Oceanic Empire in a retaliatory action, only the deepest of the city's shelters survived the initial ordeal and even they would later be purged when agents of the Empire killed off the last of the city's residents. Upon completion of these attacks the town's infrastructure and buildings were harvested for materials and its orchards were burned. The ruins of Quincy now lie as a ghostly reminder of its former glory on the north coast of Australia.

## Economy

### Summary of Industry

From its inception the people of Quincy sought to create a place where substantial industry could thrive. This mindset influenced the founding of the town and its subsequent expansion to include a large portion of the surrounding bay. The two key companies which were formerly vital to Quincy's economy were Fore River Shipbuilding, Consolidated-Republic Aviation. With these companies being responsible for ship construction and aircraft development respectively.

#### Fore River Shipbuilding

Founded in October 2022, Fore River Shipbuilding is a subsidiary yard of Quincy Steel LLC. was based out of Quincy. Fore River Shipbuilding was the primary naval contractor for the S.R. as well as accepting foreign contracts from allied nations. Fore River played a considerable part in the city's short-lived shipbuilding industry and prepared the harbor space to begin construction of a class of new battleships.

#### Consolidated-Republic Aviation

Founded in October of 2022, Consolidated-Republic Aviation (Better known as Consolidated) was based out of the northern area of the town of Quincy. Consolidated focuses on the production of domestic airframes for use by Air and Naval forces.