Haven City

Haven City was a city that was the precursor to Neo Haven.

## New Idea New City

The 2nd American Civil war ended in the spring of 2023 leaving the Unification Party in power with a nation having its economy quickly failing. Searching for ideas to quickly restart economic stimulation and bring the nation into prosperity had economist from around the country come up with an economic haven that would be a city with its own form of independence being considered a city state similar to Washington DC and thus have its own regulations and tax laws to effect and make to city successful and the money would stimulate the surrounding states and eventually boost the entire Union's economy. Over the spring surveying was done simultaneously alongside with debates amongst the federal government if they should focus on supporting this idea of a new city or if the Union should focus on more realist public works projects. Large Corporations that survived from Second Civil War learned of this project and gave their full support. Eventually surveying was complete during the summer of 2023 and determined that the best place would be in northern California in and around the Humboldt and Arcana Bay area as it was partially burnt down and had large population leave during the war. With a selected location and several large corporations willing to fund the majority of construction, the Union federal government saw this as a self-sustaining project and would use eminent domain to rezone the area into a large city before giving letting its government take over. On August 7th, 2023, Haven city was officially a City State in the Union and the same day the first bulldozers and drills started construction.

## New Blue Gold

With the lowest taxes in the Union and almost no government involvement or regulation in business, Haven City was quickly built into a renowned hot spot of business. Investors called Haven city the "New Blue Gold" parodying industrialists of the 1800s who called coal black gold.

Investors brought multiple industries to Haven City including but not limited to:

1. Tourism
2. Finance
3. Shipping
4. Luxury goods manufacturing
5. Media Entertainment

The wide selection of job fields attracted 100s of thousands of workers and family from the Union and the world to come and work. Haven City was also attractive because of its competitive high wages and effective police force.

By 2030 Haven City was a renowned City for any investor or business owner who wanted an ideal place to operate.

## Paradise on Earth

Starting in 2038 and going for the entire 2040s Haven City was a household name renowned for its extreme success in just a couple decades and how its freedom allowed for many individuals to become successful. The entire city was now filled with 100s of high-rises, nice homes, and beautiful parks, and while the city was a majority middle class city with only 3.6% of its population being considered in poverty however Haven City had turned into a very expensive place to live. Although it cost a lot to live in Haven all other benefits greatly outweighed the cost.

## The Glassing of Haven City

Haven City was paradise on Earth unfortunately a tragedy of known as The Glassing of Haven happened on July 9th, 2050, when a nuclear bomb detonated destroying the city and sparking The Third World War.

Haven City would be rebuilt by in the form of its replacement Neo Haven.