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Circle Line

The **Circle Line** is the oldest line on the Savannah Metro. The line opened on September 11, 1925 as part of what was then named the Minecon Underground Railway.

## History

The line opened on September 11, 1925 from Savannah Station to Eastern Bridge. From 1925 to 1950, St George's Road and Market Street were located in an undercutting, beneath ground level but exposed to the air. Wartime damage during the Siege of Savannah forced Market Street to be rebuilt underground; St George's Road was closed due to its proximity to said station.

After the war, the line was absorbed into the Savannah Metro in 1954. It was then rapidly expanded, first to University and Church Prime in 1957, to Croxley Gate in 1959, and to Croxley Docks in 1962, completing the circle.

Age has meant that in recent years some of the older stations have begun to decay. Restorative work was undertaken from 2017 to 2022 to repair these stations and help them last for another 80 years.
Gloucester Road

Gloucester Road is a major road in Savannah, stretching from its junction with Darkwood Hill Road and Mercer Street, across Yale Hill, ending at Richmond near Darkwood Base.

## History

The section from the current terminus to Bromley Road was also once part of Gloucester Road, but the road has been made private by the owners of Darkwood Base and the road is no longer named as such.
World Purgatory

The **World Purgatory** was a state of limbo that a small group of souls, uncertain in number but stated to be "no more than a hundred million", were teleported to after the 2XXX extinction event. Here they were given instructions from The Creator to "recreate the history of Earth as faithfully as possible, but without ending it". After this the souls were given new identities and absorbed into existing beings in Minecon.

## Appearance

It is unknown what the World Purgatory looks like, as it is a mythological place.
Herobrine International Airport

Herobrine International Airport (IATA: SHB) is a major airport in Minecon, 17km southwest of Central, Savannah. It is the busiest airport in Minecon, both in cargo and passengers. The airport has two passenger terminals, one cargo terminal, and two runways. A general aviation hangar is under proposal in the area. The airport handled 68,419,665 passengers in 2019.

The airport opened as a Minecon Armed Forces airfield, and was converted to passenger use in 1951. The current terminals opened on 3 March 1983.

The airport is the hub for Minecon Airways. It is managed by Minecon Airport Corporation.

## Location

Herobrine International Airport is located 10.5 miles, or 17km , south-southwest as the crow flies of Central, Savannah, 2km west-south-west of Ocarina, and 1.5km northwest of Brixton.

## History

The airport opened in 1940 as Brixton Aerodrome, a military base designed for Minecon Armed Forces aircraft. After the war, the airfield was bought by the government and converted to passenger use starting 1 January 1951. The Minecon Armed Forces moved to . The office building adjacent to the hangars was made a terminal.

## Trivia

* The passenger numbers for 2019 humorously miss out on the numbers 69, 420, and 666; in the Creator's book Minecon: IRL Inspirations, the Creator said this was intentional.
* The airport is named after the fictional legend of Herobrine.
Kensington station

**Kensington** is a Savannah Metro station on the Western Line, serving Kensington Estate.

## History

The station opened on May 19, 1977 together with the first section of the Western Line.

## Layout

The concourse is on floor B1. Two sets of escalators lead down to an island platform on floor B2. The platforms are housed in their own cylindrical tubes, platform 1 for trains to Boothroyd and platform 2 for trains to New Central.
Immigration Centre

The **Immigration Centre** is a skyscraper located in eastern Central, Savannah. It is located at 2 Keynes Square. The building is slightly taller than its other building in the complex, the National Tax Centre, at 140m tall, containing 43 floors, including a sky lobby at the 25th floor.

The building was completed in 1988 along with the National Tax Centre.
Savannah Science Park

The **Savannah Science Park** is a large science park located on Yale Hill between Richmond and Yale. It offers space for many technology companies, such as NEX.

## Landmarks

The NEX Headquarters occupy a large part of the science park, and consist of seven short buildings containing offices and design rooms, as well as break rooms and gardens. Other companies located nearby include

The Science Park Auditorium is a speaking venue and has hosted many important people.

On Innovation Row, there is also a shopping mall for the residents.

## Housing

Gloucester on Park, a private housing estate, is located in the science park, as well as private housing on Innovation Row. Furthermore, Torquay Estate is near the science park.

## Transport

The roads in Savannah Science Park are notable for their foliage and wideness, with Midlands Road being a particular example of this. Bus route 11 and 11B serve the science park, and Yale Hill station on the Ocarina Line is underneath.
Embankment

**Embankment** is a major road connecting Central and Barrington. on the bank of the Elizabeth Canal. The road starts at a junction with Farm Avenue, just slightly west of Eastern Bridge, and ends at a junction with the Four Bridges and Wall Street. Along its route it passes along major landmarks such as the Four Bridges and the University of Savannah.
Minecon Wiki

**Welcome to the Minecon Wiki!**
A wiki for the country of Minecon, a fictional Minecraft country quite close to the Dream SMP.

## Featured Image

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Richmond Street

**Richmond Street** is a major street in Richmond, Savannah. It runs from Jardine Road, the M2, and the Phoenix City Link to Darkwood Hill Road and the Science Park Underpass. The street is wider than most north-south streets in Richmond, and is a main thoroughfare notorious for its traffic congestion.

## History

There once was a flyover linking the M2 to Yale, passing over Yale Hill. As part of a motorway removal project, the flyover was removed in 1977 and replaced with the buildings of the Sharpe Lane district and a widening of Richmond Street. The remaining section was replaced with the Science Park Underpass in 1981.
Seathorpe

**Seathorpe** is a small town on the northeast coast of the Isle of Missenden. The town, since the 19th century, has replaced Duncombe in Savannah as the closest resort town to the capital, and is oriented towards tourism.

## Transport

Both the Isle of Missenden Line and the M21 link Seathorpe to Savannah. In addition, there are ferries serving the town daily.
New Square Road

**New Square Road** is a major road in Duncombe, Savannah, serving as the primary road linking Duncombe to Darkwood Hill and the M2. It starts at the northern section of the Duncombe Interchange, adjacent to Chester Street and ends at the Duncombe Pier in the east.

## History

Originally, New Square Road was a winding path with sharp turns that crossed over a steep but relatively flat mound where it met the sea. In the 1960s, when Duncombe was becoming a major district of Savannah, the road was expanded to a four-lane road and part of the mound was cut away. Combined with reclamation, this meant the road was also extended to the sea.

Various changes have occured in recent years. In 2013, New Square Place and Duncombe Bay station were developed in tandem on opposite sides of the road.
Science Park Underpass

The **Science Park Underpass** is a 880 meter-long tunnel connecting Richmond Street to New Gallant Road in Yale. It passes under Yale Hill and the Savannah Science Park. The tunnel opened in 1981 as the **Yale Hill Underpass**, and was renamed in 2010. It replaced a flyover running from the M2 at Richmond to Yale, as part of a motorway removal project.

Despite its name, it is not actually an underpass, but a conventional tunnel. The tunnel is notable for only having a single bore for the four lanes of traffic, as opposed to the normal two separate bores.
New Bel-Air

**New Bel-Air** is a residential complex located in northwestern Duncombe, adjacent to the Duncombe Prison. The complex consists of 11 blocks and includes a bus terminus, clubhouse, waterfront promenade and shopping mall.

## History

The complex was completed in 2011 on newly reclaimed land.

### Darkwood Hill Estate controversy

During planning of the complex, blocks 10 and 11 would have been situated on the slope below Darkwood Point Road, in front of Darkwood Hill Estate. This plan would have blocked off the sea view enjoyed by its residents, which caused protests and a petition signed by residents to change the plan. Eventually, a compromise was made where said blocks would be built on the eastern part of the waterfront promenade, thus partially keeping the sea view for the estate residents.

## Transport

Bus 70 goes to Savannah Station via Darkwood Point and Western Bridge. while Bus 84A shuttles to Darkwood Hill station and eastern Duncombe.
Fallen Creek Station

**Fallen Creek** was a station on the Eastshore Main Line and the Longhole Branch from 1889 to 1976. Its site was at the junction of Shepherds' Pass Road and Admiral Street. It was a small station and by the time of its closure very few trains served it.

## History

The station opened in 1889. Due to its inconvenient location it was little-used and thus was turned into a halt stop by 1922.

In 1972 it was announced that the slum at Fallen Creek was to be razed and replaced with a motorway interchange with the new M10. Forecasting this drop in demand, as well as to make way for the Savannah Metro Western Line, the station was closed on 30 November 1976.

The station building has been partially demolished, but its facade still survives due to its historical value. In addition the platforms were retained for emergencies and can be seen from Admiral Street.
Brigadier Street

Brigadier Street is a short street in Central, Savannah. Notable locations on this street include the Central Fire Station, the namesake of the street, and Prairie Street Park.

## Layout

The road starts at a roundabout connecting with Farm Avenue. The road then intersects with the one-way Prairie Street before ending at the Central Fire Station. The road curves right and becomes Market Street from this point.
Ackshore Estate

**Ackshore West** and **Ackshore East** estates are two public housing estates in Ackshore, Savannah. They were built between 1960 and 1961, and redeveloped from 1989 to 1996.

## History

Ackshore East estate was built in 1960 and Ackshore West estate a year later, on opposite sides of Ackshore Street. Ackshore East contained two Mark IV blocks in an I-shape and Ackshore West had four Mark IV blocks.

Despite none of the blocks being implicated in the 1980s public housing scandal, all of the blocks were demolished in 1989. In their place, Ackshore West was redeveloped in 1992 with three New Slab blocks. Ackshore East sat vacant for several years before two Y-blocks were built in 1996.

Concerns were raised when the M10 was built directly adjacent to the estates in 1996, though noise barriers alleviated some of these.

## Blocks

The blocks are named after coastal towns in southern England.

### Ackshore West Estate

 Bournemouth House (Block 2)
 Portsmouth House (Block 3)

### Former

 Block 3
 Block 4

## Transport

Buses 15A and 16M serve the estate, and Key Park station on the future Cross City Line is planned to have an exit at Ackshore West estate.
Chester Street

**Chester Street** is a street in Duncombe. It runs under the Duncombe Interchange and turns to meet Manhattan Street in Kensington Estate.

The section connecting Wood Street and the Duncombe Interchange is two-way, but the section to Kensington Estate is one-way southbound, and the section from to Wood Street is one-way westbound. Uniquely, at the Kensington Estate section, Chester Street runs with vehicles driving on the right (contrary with the usual left-hand drive in Minecon). At the turn, it intersects itself, as the traffic from the M2 slip road turns to vehicles driving on the left.

## Intersections

From:

* Wood Street (for eastbound vehicles only, compulsory turn)
* Intersection with itself
* Darkwood Hill Road/M2 northbound slip road
* M2 slip road (for traffic to Kensington Estate
* Manhattan Street
Olympia Station

**Olympia Station** is a railway station located in central Olympia.

## Layout

From the ticket hall on the first floor, escalators to the metro station lead down and lifts to the Minecon Railways platform lead down.

### Minecon Railways

The station is underground and consists of 6 platforms.

### Savannah Metro

The metro station is at ground level, bisecting the station and consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 goes to Boothroyd and platform 2 goes to New Central. There are ticket gates directly outside the platforms.
Darkwood Hill Estate

**Darkwood Hill Estate** is a public housing estate located on Darkwood Point, completed in 1965. The 6-block complex contains its own amenities such as a market and park. Unlike other public housing estates, there is no shopping mall, perhaps due to its proximity to Duncombe and Richmond.

## History

The complex was designed by well-known Mineconian architects Murray and Hedges as an attempt by the government to create a prototype for future government housing. Although the estate managed to pioneer the future design of some public housing estates, the designs used at Darkwood Hill Estate remain unique.

Some controversy arose when New Bel-Air was built in front of the estate.

## Blocks

 Elm House
 Birch House
 Rowan House
 Juniper House
 Sycamore House

## Transport

Buses 70 and 84A serve the estate. The estate is also close to Darkwood Hill station.
Admiral Street

**Admiral Street** is a major road in Haltraugh, Savannah starting at the Fallen Creek Interchange and intersecting Shepherds' Heights Road, Turnhead Road, Grindstone Way, and ending at a junction with Old Ditch Road and Cresswell Road.

## History

The eastern edge of the road was formerly the border of the Fallen Creek slum area, which was cleared in stages from the 1960s to 1980s for the construction of the Fallen Creek Interchange. This explains the street numbers starting from 287 onwards, an unusual occurence in Savannah
1980s public housing scandal

The **1980s public housing scandal** was a major construction and political scandal that rocked Minecon throughout the 1980s and led to mass resignations and arrests within the government. It was seen as a watershed moment for corruption that had gone unnoticed ever since the 1950s.

## Background

In response to the widespread damage and poverty left in the wake of the L'Manberg - Minecon War, public housing was seen as a major solution to rebuild the country. Hundreds of public housing estates with hundreds of thousands of tenants were built over the next three decades. As it turned out, to save construction costs and maximise profit, some blocks were built with substandard materials including seawater (droughts at the time reduced the freshwater supply) and reused cracked concrete, and the construction itself was rushed and installed badly. Over time, this would produce cracking and spalling in the buildings, increasing the risk of structural failure or collapse.

Public officials were bribed during inspections to avoid the risk of fines or arrest. After the Nielsen Report was published, these officials were jailed on charges of corruption.

The first signs of trouble came in 1980, at the in Harthreck. Its structural pressure in the concrete was well below the minimum of 21MPa, at only 3MPa. Thus the building was evacuated in September of that year and prepared for demolition on November 23, 1980. Before the process began though, the block (as well as its adjacent housing block) suddenly collapsed by itself, killing a construction worker.

After this incident, every public housing block built until then was rigorously checked by structural engineers from the government, a process that took four years and the most extensive investigation ever conducted in Minecon up until that point. The results, published in the Nielsen Report, were astonishing: Only % of the blocks met the standard of 21MPa, and of the remaining %, , or %, of blocks were dangerously below the standards and had to be demolished immediately, which was carried out from 1985 to 1990.

Many of the other blocks still were required to be demolished in approximately twenty years after the Nielsen Report was published. Across the country, hundreds of housing blocks were pulled down and replaced with higher, more modern blocks conforming to the standards.
Duncombe Multi-Storey Car Park

The **Duncombe Multi-Storey Car Park** is a multi-storeyed car park building in eastern Duncombe, Savannah, at the northern end of Duncombe Estate. The building was built in 1976, coinciding with the opening of Duncombe Estate, and includes 4 floors (formerly 6) with 3 mezzanines, holding a total of 408 parking spaces. There is also a bus terminal underneath.

The building is very notable for its Brutalist architecture, and it is a tourist attraction in Savannah, although at the time of its opening it was considered an eyesore.

## Design

The side of the building with the main floors contains the bus terminal underneath, with two bays accomodating six buses each, as well as taxi stands to the left.

Short slopes connect the main floors to the mezzanines. The mezzanine floors are supported by trusses, which not only add to the design, but also support the otherwise unstable floors.

## History

The car park opened in 1976, together with Duncombe Estate.

Starting from 2005, the ground and first floors of the car park was closed and demolished to accommodate a new bus terminal underneath, which opened in 2008. New slopes were added to avoid impacting existing cars, leading directly to the second floor.
Central Island

**Central Island** is an island in northern Savannah. It encompasses the districts of Central, New Central, Barrington, Croxley, Church Prime, Holstown and Clamp Bay, and is bound by the Sea of L'Manberg, Elizabeth Canal and the Shepherd's River. The island's importance is lent to its early occupation at Central, which today is the historical, political and economic center of Savannah.
Prince William Hospital

**Prince William Hospital** is a major government hospital in Barrington, Savannah, and is the teaching hospital of the University of Savannah. From 1935 to 1961 it was known as **University Hospital**, and until 13 January 2022, it was known as the **Prince Andrew Hospital** before he lost his royal title. The hospital was then renamed.

## History

The hospital was built in 1935 to replace the Central Hospital, a since-demolished hospital that gave Hospital Road its name. It was rebuilt in 1961 and again in 2010. It was renamed in 1961 as Prince Andrew Hospital.

The latter rebuilding generated much controversy because of overcrowding concerns should the main tower be demolished. Therefore all other blocks tended to house overflow patients in a rotation system from 2005 to 2010.

On 13 January 2022, Prince Andrew lost his royal title amid a sexual assault case. The following day, the hospital was renamed in dedication of Prince William, who helped fund part of the 2010 rebuilding.

## Layout

The new main block on the Embankment replaced an earlier building in 1961, and was designed by Welsh and Partners. The block is technically split into five blocks, these being a 45-floor cylindrical central tower (block H) housing the headquarters of the Hospital Department and a triage center, surrounded by progressively shorter blocks housing hospital operations. These comprise blocks H, J, K, L and M. Block H has a helicopter pad. These blocks house general care, the wards, trauma and burns unit, and surgical operations. Underneath the complex is a large ambulance depot and fire station.

The Old Block, officially blocks C, D and E, was the first part to be built and until 1961 comprised the entirety of the hospital. These blocks house consultation rooms and rehab centres, which can be converted into vaccination centres if necessary.

The Storage Blocks, F and G, dating from 1961, house storage of medicine which is delivered every night to the main blocks. They also serve as classrooms and simulation rooms for the students of University College Savannah.

Blocks A and B were built in 1983 and do not serve medical purposes, instead housing a restaurant and remote operations for the rest of the hospital, although can fit in patients if an emergency requires such.
Attempts on Menticia

The **Attempts on Menticia** were six military incursions led by the Kingdom of Mineconia against the Kingdom of Menticia, lasting from 1649 to 1744 with a pause between 1655 and 1720. The last attempt, in 1744, succeeded, bringing an end to the Attempts.

## Attempts

* The First Attempt took place in 1649 and was crushed early on.
* The Second Attempt, in 1655, made it to Scufflewood before being defeated.

With the strongest military general in Mineconia defeated, the king believed that a third Attempt would be futile. It would not be until 1711 that further Attempts were made.

* The Third Attempt, started in 1720, was stopped at Marchwell in 1721 after a long and protracted battle.
* The Fourth Attempt in 1727 made it as far as Barrack Hill in Savannah, but was defeated after a siege.
* The Fifth Attempt of 1741 was such a failure that it led to the Post-Failure Revolution and the fall of the House of Morwen
* The Sixth Attempt, also known as the Conquest of Menticia or Sir Thomas' March, succeeded in taking Menticia by forming an alliance with Mentician enemies Aurifence.
Torquay Estate

**Torquay Estate** is a public housing estate in Torquay, northeastern Savannah. Originally a large housing estate built to resettle war refugees, it was split into three, the other parts being Bromley Hill Estate and Evelyn Estate, and rebuilt between 1977 and 1988. The remaining part of Torquay Estate, once consisting of blocks 26-42, contains 11 residential blocks built in 1982.

## History

Torquay Estate once occupied much of what was Bromley Hill when it was built from 1946 to 1956 to accommodate war refugees and other low-income residents. It had 54 residential blocks.

In the wake of a construction scandal that found substandard materials in some blocks, blocks 28-29 and 40-42 were demolished in 1981 and replaced with new blocks. Other blocks (26-27, 30-39) were also demolished in between 1981 and 1982 to build the current Torquay Estate.

Bromley Hill Estate split from the old estate in 1982 to facilitate its redevelopment, which lasted until 1986. The last part of old Torquay Estate (what is now Evelyn Estate) was split off and rebuilt in 1988.

## Layout

Blocks 1-6 are of a rectangular-like layout and consist of 15 floors. Blocks 7-11 are of a shape resembling the Twin Tower layout from Hong Kong public housing estates. The lower block consists of 20 floors and the higher block 23 floors.

Blocks in **bold** denote those at risk of structural collapse and were demolished earlier.

## Amenities

There is a market, bus terminal, and playground on the eastern side of the estate, as well as the famous Chestnut Tree Garden.

## Demographics

According to the 2020 census, 11,088 people live in the estate.

## Transport

As of yet, there is no Savannah Metro station serving the estate, though buses 21, 25,26M and 74P serve the estate, and bus 11 passes by at the Chestnut Tree Garden. However, Torquay Station serving the estate is a planned station on the Cross City Line.
Evelyn Estate

**Evelyn Estate** is a public housing estate in Torquay, Savannah. Formerly a part of Torquay Estate, the estate was given its own name when it was redeveloped from 1986 to 1988.

## History

Torquay Estate once occupied much of what was Bromley Hill when it was built in 1948 to accommodate war refugees and other low-income residents. It had 54 residential blocks. Evelyn Estate occupies what was then blocks 43-54.

Because these blocks were built earlier than the other parts of Torquay Estate which were involved in a construction scandal, they were redeveloped later, between 1985 and 1988.

## Layout

As the last part of the Torquay Estate to be redeveloped, its blocks are by far the most distinctive. At 22 floors, they are the tallest of the new estates, and have a white exterior in contrast to the beige exterior of the two other estates. They also use the New Slab Block layout, instead of the other two's old Slab Block layout.

## List of Buildings

 Emerald House
 Ruby House
 Citrine House
 Jade House
 Onyx House
 Sapphire House

## Transport

As of yet, there is no Savannah Metro station serving the estate, though buses 21, 25,26M and 74P serve the estate, and bus 11 passes by at the Chestnut Tree Garden. However, the nearby Torquay Station is planned for the Cross City Line.
Yale Hill station

**Yale Hill** is a Savannah Metro station under the Savannah Science Park, served by the Ocarina Line. The station opened on 29 February 1996.

The station is notable for being the deepest station in the Savannah Metro at 71 meters below ground level at its deepest point. This is due to its location under Yale Hill, as well as geographical constraints.

## History

The station took four years to construct, owing to difficulties excavating the soft rock and gravel, and opened on Febuary 29, 1996.

## Layout

The concourse on floor B1 is only 5 meters below ground level. From there, two paths lead down to the platforms: one near exit C, which has the two flights of escalators, and another near exit A, which has three flights. The two paths are perpendicular to each other. In total, thirteen escalators serve the platforms, spanning a depth of 67 meters.

The platforms on floor B6 (to Whitecliff or Herobrine Terminal 2) and on floor B7 (to Phoenix City) are arranged in the split platform layout. Platform 1, containing a waiting room, is above platform 2.

The station is rumoured to be the location of Savannah's Map Room, although the government has refused to validate this.
Key Park Estate

**Key Park Estate** is a public housing estate in north Haltraugh, adjacent to Key Park. The estate was built in 1973 on the southern section of the former Fallen Creek slum area.

## History

The area was redeveloped in 1973 to form the **Key Street Estate**, consisting of 10 Type VI blocks. It was renamed the Key Park Estate before 1980.

As a result of the 1980s public housing scandal, blocks 5, 7, and 10 were condemned as unsafe in 1987 and demolished shortly after. The connected blocks were not demolished due to innovations in structural design that allowed them to stay standing. The empty spaces were redeveloped as communal gardens.

The remaining blocks all required steel beams added onto the structure for support.

The estate is scheduled to be demolished in the near future, though there has not been a plan yet.

## Layout

The ten blocks are effectively one single structure resembling the Cyrillic letter *Ф* but with an extra block at the top and two more in the middle. This includes the since demolished blocks 5,7 and 10.

The blocks are of different stories to prevent a "wall effect" and increase the amount of sunlight that reaches the interior atria of buildings. Blocks 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10 were taller blocks of 20 stories and blocks 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8 were shorter, at only twelve stories.

Blocks 2 and 5 were among the longest blocks in the Minecon public housing system.
Elizabeth Park station

**Elizabeth Park station** is a Savannah Metro station on the Southern Line and the Eastern Line. The station opened on June 23, 1954, and was the first station outside of Central Island. Nearby landmarks include Elizabeth Park and Eastern Bridge.

## History

The station opened on June 23, 1954. The Southern Line was built to this station as a terminus on March 1, 1962. It became a through station when the line was extended to Camden on September 22, 1967.

## Layout

The station offers cross-platform interchange. Platforms 1 (Southern Line to Duncombe) and 4 (Eastern Line to Clamp Bay) are located on the upper level (B2), and Platforms 2 (Southern Line to Camden) and 3 (Eastern Line to Yale) are located on the lower level (B3). The station was built as an interchange, and therefore there are only 5 escalators connecting to the concourse and 3 exits.

### Exits

* A1: 2 Jardine Road
* A2: Bayer Building
* B: Elizabeth Park
Cresswell Road

**Cresswell Road** is a pedestrian-only road in Haltraugh, Savannah. It is famous for its market which sells cheap electronic products.

## History

In its early days, the market sold antiques, bric-a-brac, and other products, giving it a reputation as a flea market.

By 1980, the Cresswell Road market was losing out to other markets and suffered a general decline in tourism. In response, an agreement was made among the vendors to switch their focus solely to electronic products, for which it acquired its newfound fame.
Supreme Court of Minecon

The Supreme Court of Minecon is the central court of Minecon. It is located at 11 Old Bailey Street, Central, Savannah. The court was built in 1822 to handle the rising criminal cases the then police stations were overwhelmed by.

The court is three floors tall, with seven courts inside. It is marked as a protected monument.
New South station

**New South** is a station on the Western Line of the Savannah Metro. Located in northwestern Haltraugh, it serves the New South Estate from which the station's name is derived.

## History

The station opened on 20 March 1980 as **Admiral Street** station, as part of the extension to Haltraugh. New South Estate, the first public housing estate built on Savannah Metro property, is built above the station. However the estate was not built until 1986, when the name of the station changed to go along with it. The two structures were planned simultaneously.

## Layout

The station is built into the eastern end of Shepherd's Heights and therefore is the only underground station to have both ends be elevated. There are two side platforms and two concourses above and below. Platform 1 serves trains to and Platform 2 serves trains to New Central. The upper concourse serves New South Estate and the lower concourse serves Admiral Street. A footbridge links the station to Fallen Creek Road in Haltraugh.

## Exits

Lower concourse:

* A: Admiral Street
* B: Fallen Creek Road

Upper concourse:

* C1, C2: New South Estate
Isle of Missenden Tunnel

The **Isle of Missenden Tunnel** is a 6.5km, three-lane immersed tube tunnel linking Duncombe, Savannah to the Isle of Missenden. The tunnel is part of the M21. Construction was completed in 1997 after extensive delays dating from its planning stage in the 1980s.

## History

For years, traffic to and from the Isle of Missenden had to rely on vehicular ferries to the mainland. Therefore, to stop the inconveniences, as well as link the towns of the Isle of Missenden, the tunnel was planned in 1981, scheduled to open in 1990. Delays in construction eventually forced it to begin in 1992 and finish on 1 August 1997.

## Tolls

The toll plaza is located on the Isle of Missenden side.
Richmond, Savannah

**Richmond** is a district in Savannah.

## Notable Areas

The Sharpe Lane area is a major shopping district in Savannah, and is home to many restaurants, department stores, and the famous Delta hotel.

Richmond Station is a major Minecon Railways station, between Phoenix City and Richmond.

## Trivia

* In the book Minecon: IRL Inspirations, Richmond is revealed to be based on Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The Sharpe Lane area is based on Causeway Bay.
Yale Hill

**Yale Hill** is a large mountain separating the Richmond and Yale districts of Savannah. The hill is approximately 20 meters tall and is marked by steep ascents on the edges, to the point that digging is required to make roads. Atop the hill is the Savannah Science Park, and underneath the hill is the Science Park Underpass.
Covent Avenue

**Covent Avenue** is a street in Richmond, Savannah, from Jardine Road to Darkwood Hill Road.

## History

In the 18th century, Covent Avenue was part of Southern Road (as Jardine Road was named then), and had a bridge over Shrine Street linking to Western Bridge. Both no longer exist; Covent Avenue was given its own name in the 1850s and the bridge was removed in 1947, following completion of a new junction with Richmond Street.
Mantyke Garden

**Mantyke Garden** is a private housing estate located at Olympia Road in northern Olympia. It was built in 2003.

## History

Mantyke Garden was built on reclaimed land from the 1970s, and formerly housed a government building, the Electrical Service Department Building, until it was left vacant in 1996. Eventually the land was bought in 1999. Construction started a year later.

The estate is named after the Pokemon Mantyke. The name was chosen in a naming competition.

## Layout

Mantyke Garden has four towers arranged in a "L" shape, with 47 floors each and 4 flats per tower. It also has a clubhouse with a swimming pool, gym, restaurant, tennis court, multi-purpose court, library, and meeting rooms. On the ground floor is a shopping mall and underneath is a car park.

## Transport

Masons Street Savannah Metro station has a direct exit to the estate. There is also a bus terminal with routes 8, 84, 91A, and A4 serving the estate.

## Trivia

* In Minecon: IRL Inspirations, the Creator chose Mantyke to represent the estate because he thought "it was cute".
NNMAE national focus tree

This article is the **national focus tree** for the New Novayan Military Administration of Earth in the Novayan Domination canon.

## Code

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! style="width: 40%;" | Prerequisites
! style="width: 40%;" | Effects

```

## Pax Nea Novayana

* Country flag NNSC\_pax\_nea\_novayana\_begun is set
* Is an independent nation
* Earth, Hell and Heaven:
	+ At least *one* of the following is true:
		- Is a subject of our country
		- Does *not* exist
* **Washington**, **Jerusalem**, **Moscow**, **Berlin**, **Riyadh**, **Baghdad**, **London**, **Paris**, **Dis**, **The Eternal City**, **Tokyo**, **Ottawa**, and **Beijing**:
	+ Is owned and controlled by our country
* Triggers country event "**The Grand Marshal's Capital Rallies**" in 1-2 hours
	+ Gets event "**The Great Capital Military Parade**" in 10 days
	+ Gets event *"Retreat from the Amazon Rainforest"* in 3 years and 150 days
* Generalfeldmarschall **Theresia Bönsch**
	+ Unit leader gains trait:
		- **War Hero**
			* Promotion Cost: **-50%**
			* Army reassignment duration: **+50%**
* Grand Admiral **Philip Hilario Yusi Alegre**
	+ Unit leader gains trait:
		- **War Hero**
			* Promotion Cost: **-50%**
			* Navy reassignment duration: **+50%**
* Oberster Fuhrer der SG **Antonia von Albrecht**
	+ Unit leader gains trait:
		- **War Hero**
			* Promotion Cost: **-50%**
			* Navy reassignment duration: **+50%**
University station

**University** is a Savannah Metro station on the Circle Line. The station serves the University of Savannah and eastern Barrington.

## Layout

The station is underground. Underneath the concourse is an island platform. Platform 1 goes clockwise to Croxley Gate and Platform 2 counterclockwise to Eastern Bridge.

## Exits

A: Prince William Hospital

B1: Campus Crescent

B2: University of Savannah Lecture Halls

C1: Millennium Tower

C2: Embankment
Savannah (Savannah Metro)

Savannah is a Savannah Metro station in Central, served by the Circle Line. The station connects to the same-named station of Minecon Railways.

## History

The station was one of the original five to be built as part of the Savannah Underground Railway on September 11, 1925.

On January 1, 1975, the Minecon Railways station was rebuilt to the northeast of the old station. A new concourse, Exit A, was built to the station.

## Layout

There is a single island platform on B1F serving both tracks.
Elizabeth Canal

The **Elizabeth Canal** is a short canal running solely in Savannah, from Barrington at the junction with the Shepherd's River to Central, where it curves north and passes Phoenix City, before ending at the Sea of L'Manberg. The Four Bridges, Eastern Bridge, and Western Bridge cross the canal.

## History

Its origins are unknown, but it is widely assumed by historians that the early inhabitants of Savannah extended an oxbow lake west to gain a source of fresh water. Due to this the western end of the lake dried up and no longer exists.
Public housing estate

**Public housing estates** are a common housing type in cities all over Minecon.

## History

Not long after the L'Manberg - Minecon War, many refugees arrived in Savannah in search of better conditions, despite Savannah having no space to house these refugees. The influx compounded the crisis after the Siege of Savannah.

Public housing was first proposed in 1944 to alleviate the crisis, and was quickly approved. The first blocks were finished just a year later, at the Clamp Bay Estate.

The construction and running of the estates was overseen by Lawrence Bentley, an ardent advocate of public housing.

Public housing ran into problems with the 1980s public housing scandal, reaching its nadir when an evacuated housing block in Harthreck collapsed in 1980. With many other blocks revealed to have been built with below-standard construction methods, hundreds of blocks were demolished and rebuilt over the course of the following years.

## Design

The structures of housing blocks often repeated themselves throughout estates to create a standard and uniform guideline for building.

## Success and Analysis

In terms of early-stage construction, the lack of materials ironically turned into a success for public housing. Due to a lack of money, blocks were built with the traditional method of concrete mixing instead of prefabricated parts, which could easily break apart following explosions or fires. Asbestos was also omitted, preventing an asbestosis wave that could have been revealed in the 1980s.

The density of public housing estates is also very high, with the lower-income requirement allowing over 40 flats per floor in some blocks. Aside from solving the problems of space it also inadvertently increased security as more people would interact in the buildings. To increase security, guards often patrol the buildings.

A major distinction that set apart the buildings from those in other countries is the provision of communal facilities such as shops and schools under or near the buildings. Bentley later argued in his 1990 biography, *For the Masses,* that this prevented the fate of British and American high-rises that were quickly criticised and demolished.

> The provision of facilities attracted the interest of many, not just the homeless ... the counterparts in Britain and America lacking these, either for cost-cutting or lack of judgement, dissuaded the people. It is this that doomed those high-rises.
>
> Lawrence Bentley, For the Masses, 1990

The high-density approach was vindicated over the years through concepts such as "eyes on the street" and "natural surveillance" that deterred crime because people could easily see them happening.
Duncombe Estate

**Duncombe Estate** was a public housing estate located in Duncombe, Savannah.

## History

The estate was built in 1976 on newly reclaimed land to rehouse those evicted from Torquay Estate

To make way for Duncombe Bay station, the estate was demolished in 2009, and its residents relocated to Eastern Gap Estate. The site was not replaced with public housing, and instead the private housing estate The Boardwalk was completed in its place in 2018.

## Layout

Block 1 and 2 were pointed tower blocks, whereas the interlinked blocks 3-5 were of the Old Slab layout.

## Transport

Duncombe Bay station on the Southern Line serves the estate directly. Furthermore, the Duncombe Multi-Storey Car Park further up the hill, which includes a bus terminal, is adjacent to the estate.

## Trivia

- Duncombe Estate was redeveloped after, and not before, Duncombe Bay station was built in real-life time: the Creator changed his mind after completion.
Holstown

**Holstown** is a district of Savannah, and until 1870, an annexed territory belonging to the government of Minecon. Located at the end of the Shepherd's River at the Headland, Holstown was founded in 1643 by the German-Dutch trader Wilhelm Holst I, whose territory covered a large amount of the district, extending all the way to northern Barrington at one point.

## History

Holstown was founded in 1643 by the German-Dutch trader Wilhelm Holst I. Due to its strategic location at Croxley and its port, Holstown became an important trade port.

Holstown's territory gradually expanded until it reached Barrington in 1755. However, to reclaim the territory, a brief war was staged in 1758 and Holstown was obliterated, losing all of the territory gained since 1662. However, as part of a treaty, the two sides agreed to peacefully coexist and begin trade talks.

With popular support and the assent of then-leader Wilhelm Holst V, in 1840, Holstown became an annexed territory, operating with its own form of government and culture but technically ceding the land to Minecon. Holstown as a country was fully absorbed in 1870.

### As a district (1870-)

The old ports at Croxley Docks were replaced by its massive replacement in the 1970s to cope with containerization.

## Geography

The area is now divided into two sections: Holstown proper, and the **Headland**, the northernmost and highest point of Central Island. Holstown is a thriving commercial and industrial area while the Headland contains public housing and residences.

Holstown is marked by Holstown Hall, the historic residence of the leader of Holstown when it was still its country. The building, a protected monument, is in its third incarnation, built in 1835 and replacing its 1643 and 1760 counterparts. Holstown Hall today is a museum dedicated to the history of the unique territory.

The Headland is dominated by Mount Gwendolyn. It contains two public housing estates: Gwendolyn Estate and Headland Estate.
President's House

The **President's House**, at 11 Farm Avenue, is the official residence and workplace of the President of Minecon. Built in 1694 and haphazardly expanded over the next four centuries, it is a metonym for the President's operations.

## Layout

The building is a four-floored structure, linked by stairs. The first floor contains offices and an entrance to the garden. The second floor contains a kitchen, dining room, and study room. The third floor contains study rooms, meeting rooms and bedrooms. There is also a rooftop with a flower garden, tables and barbecue pits.

The garden is only slightly smaller than Richmond Park, with a vegetable garden, irrigation paths, and some foliage. A pond with pet axolotls was added sometime in the 1970s.

## Security

Despite being located on Farm Avenue, the President's House is not accessible directly from Farm Avenue proper. This is because traffic passes through the Farm Avenue Tunnel under the President's House, to minimise security risks. Instead, at the roundabout connecting Farm Avenue and Brigadier Street, the house is accessed by a closed to traffic, gated and guarded dead-end road that also leads to the carpark of the Parliament Building. The tunnel is also equipped with End Stone to prevent intruders drilling their way up top.
Croxley Barracks

The **Croxley Barracks** are a museum and former defensive position atop Barrack Hill. With its commanding position facing the Sea of L'Manberg, it had been a strategic military area for centuries, and was crucial in deciding battles between Holstown and L'Manberg. After the Siege of Savannah, the southern part of the barracks was demolished to make way for Barrack Hill Estate, whereas the northern part, containing all of the defensive structures, was turned into a museum.
Richmond Station

**Richmond Station** is a major railway terminus in Richmond, Savannah. It serves Minecon Railways and Savannah Metro

## History

Historically, there were three important railway termini in Savannah; Savannah, serving trains to Winterport and western Minecon, Richmond, serving trains to the north and northeast, including Argleton, and Yale, which then was the major railway terminal, serving southern cities such as Cawthorn and Harthreck. Richmond Station opened in 1872 as the Savannah terminal of the line to Argleton. The land is was built on was reclaimed, the first time any land had been created in this way. At that time, it was a small station with two platforms, then went around Darkwood Hill on the way to Olympia Station.

Later, more lines stopped at Richmond Station and therefore the station had to be rebuilt in 1925. The new station remains the current one, except two tracks added in 1938.

This station was one of the first stations on the Southern Line of the Savannah Metro, which opened on March 1, 1962. The platforms were positioned in the reclaimed land, underneath the station. The Western Line opened on May 19, 1977, making this station an interchange station.

Two major changes affected the station in the 1970s. First, the railway bridge across the mouth of the Elizabeth Canal was built in 1975, linking Richmond and Savannah stations for the first time, Second, the original road access, a cul-de-sac, was extended onto the M2 when it was built.

## Minecon Rail

The architecture for Richmond Station greatly resembles that of Knapford Station from *Thomas the Tank Engine.* There are eight platforms, with two side platforms and three islands containing two platforms each. The platforms are connected by interior footbridges.

## Savannah Metro

The station consists of five floors connected by 29 escalators. B1 contains fare control, customer service, and concourses. B2 is an unusually wide island platform that resulted from the tracks of the closed Darkwood Base Station branch being filled in. It contains the Southern Line platforms. B3 contains two side platforms with curved walls from TBMs housing the Western Line. B4 is a transfer platform for all lines, and B5 contains the Ocarina Line platforms.

### Exits

* A: Richmond Station
* B: Jardine Road
* C1: Sharpe Lane
* C2: Isetan Savannah

## Gallery

ConcourseSouthern Line platformsPlatform 4 (Western Line)Transfer platform
Sharpe Lane

**Sharpe Lane** is a major shopping street in Richmond, Savannah. The pedestrian-only street was originally part of Richmond Estate, but after its demolishment, various stores, eateries and department stores have surrounded the street.

## History

The area was once the public housing Richmond Estate. Once structural problems were found in most of the blocks, the whole estate was demolished in 1974, its residents moved to Torquay Estate and Duncombe Estate. Plans were then made to turn the area into a shopping district and this plan was approved with very little deliberation.

## Buildings

Notable buildings along the street include the Isetan Savannah, The Delta hotel, Matsuzakaya Savannah, and Excelsior Place, among others. Apple's flagship store is located along the street.

## Transport

Due to its heavy pedestrian nature, no vehicles are allowed to access the road. However, it is served by both Richmond (Exit C) and Richmond Town (Exit A) Savannah Metro stations, and also by buses on Jardine Road, Darkwood Hill Road and Park Avenue, the adjacent streets.
The Creator

**The Creator** is an omniscient and omnipresent being that exists in the human dimension of the universe, but has a supreme authority over the world that contains Minecon.

## Trivia

* Many people have speculated that the Creator was the original builder of 11 Farm Avenue, or the President's House, and was its first occupant. They also are rumoured to live in the Monarch Suite at The Feaston Hotel, and thus the few who can enter the suite are said to be idiomatically "in touch with the Creator".