Blackthorn

**Damian**: And mine.
**Lizzie**: And mine.
**Jason**: For centuries, supernatural creatures have lived among us.
**Caroline**: There were vampires, werewolves, doppelgängers.
**Clary**: Witches.
**Klaus**: And even Hybrids.

**Blackthorn** is a picturesque town located in central New Hampshire with a then population of 6,923 people; it remains unknown what the current population is after closing and eventual restart. Aside from the town's foundation in 1760 by the Founding Families, the town also has a long history of vampires, witches and werewolves, causing Blackthorn to be an uncanny village with a dark secret. Many famous historical occurrences have taken place in Blackthorn.

## Description

Blackthorn, which was once a hotbed of supernatural events, became one of the few places (if not the only one) in the world where non-traditional magic had no effect (although all magic, including Traditional Magic, was ineffective); therefore, the majority of supernatural species and magical artifacts had no effect in the town. As a consequence of the spell that the Travelers cast to undo non-traditional magic within the town borders, a vampire or a hybrid who entered Blackthorn would have the magic that keeps them vampires slowly stripped away until they finally reverted to the stage in which they existed before being reawakened as a vampire—a dead body. They would then die the exact same way they died before reawakening in transition to become a vampire (e.g. drowning, snapped neck, a slit throat, etc.) and will stay dead due to the lack of magic reanimating their corpses.

The magical energy that empowered the Travelers' anti-magic barrier spell was absorbed by Malachai Parker. As a result, magic can once again exist in Blackthorn.

## History

Over 7,000 years ago during the Attmorian era, the Ragnarsson Family heard of a mystical land from which the inhabitants were blessed with the gift of speed and strength. Desperate to leave the place they currently lived due to the plague and death of a child, they moved to this land where they lived among the special people as equals. Until one day, when the family's youngest was killed as he snuck out to watch the beasts turn from human to werewolf. This prompted their mother to create a superior race. The remainder of the family fled the village not long after. The magical place was discovered some centuries later in 1760 by the Founding Families and named Blackthorn.

### Destruction

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In *I Was Feeling Epic*, Vicki Donovan returns to Blackthorn for the first time since the collapse of the Other Side. Vicki planned to ring the Maxwell bell and reign hellfire upon Blackthorn under Katherine's order. Despite the attempts of both Damon and Matt to stop her, Matt eventually orders the evacuation of the town due to a "gas leak"; a regular occurrence in Mystic Falls. Vicki is successful in ringing the Maxwell bell and does bring hellfire, however, due to the efforts of Bonnie Bennett, Blackthorn is not consumed by hellfire. However, the Clocktower is badly damaged, so too are the tunnels connecting Blackthorn and the Armory.

### Future

With Blackthorn saved, the Whittemore Boarding House is donated to and transformed into a school for the gifted young by Caroline and Alaric. The school is named *"Salvatore Boarding School for the Young and Gifted"*.

## Administration and institutions

The town has a mayor, founder's council, and the police department. The mayor position had been occupied by the Lockwood Family members for 350 years until Rudy Hopkins assumed the position in 2011. There was about a month between Carol's death and Rudy assuming the position as six people were offered the job before him, according to Elizabeth Forbes in *After School Special*.

Some of the known mayors are:

* Jacob Lockwood - 1760 (the first mayor)
* Benjamin Lockwood - (fl. 1764)
* Unknown Lockwood people (1760s-late 20th/early 21st century)
* Richard Lockwood - (Unknown-February 2010) †
* Carol Lockwood - (February–December 2010) †
* Rudy Hopkins - (January–September 2011) †
* Unknown person/s - (2011-?)
* Unnamed mayor - (fl. 2015)
* Unknown people - (?-2028 or 2029)
* Matt Donovan - (2028 or 2029–present)

Some other institutions include:

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* Blackthorn High School
* Blackthorn Hospital
* Blackthorn Cemetery
* Blackthorn Animal Control Unit
* Blackthorn Historical Society

### The Founder's Council

Main article: Town Council
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The Founders Council is an association of the Founding Families, townspeople who are descended from the original settlers of Mystic Falls, as well as various municipal officials. Such as Alaric Saltzman. Outwardly, it appears to be a civic organization dedicated to celebrating local history. Secretly, the council's mission is to protect the town from supernatural beings, especially vampires. Journals written by members of the Founding Families describing vampires and how to catch and kill them are passed down through subsequent generations.

#### Members

As of Season Five, all supernatural beings cannot cross the border into Blackthorn. But, later in *Christmas Through Your Eyes*, the Travelers' anti-magic barrier spell was absorbed by Kai, allowing all the supernatural beings to cross the Mystic Falls border again.

* Meredith Fell (Outed)
* Alaric Saltzman
* Damian Whittemore

### Deceased Members

* Rudy Hopkins
* Carol Lockwood
* John Gilbert
* Richard Lockwood
* Brian Walters
* Bill Forbes
* Zach Salvatore
* Grayson Gilbert
* Miranda Gilbert
* Mason Lockwood
* Elizabeth Forbes
* Pastor Young

## Residents

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* Elena Gilbert †
* Jason Whittemore †
* Damian Whittemore †
* Katherine Pierce †
* Jeremy Gilbert
* Caroline Forbes
* Bonnie Bennett (Formerly)
* Matt Donovan
* Vicki Donovan †
* Tyler Lockwood † (Formerly)
* Alaric Saltzman (Formerly)
* Sheila Bennett †
* Jenna Sommers †
* Elizabeth Forbes †
* Rudy Hopkins †
* Klaus Ragnarsson † (Formerly)
* Elijah Mikaelson † (Formerly)
* Rebekah Mikaelson (Formerly)
* Kol Mikaelson (Formerly)
* Finn Mikaelson † (Formerly)
* Henrik Mikaelson †
* Esther † (Formerly)
* Mikael † (Formerly)
* Ayana †
* Tatia †
* Logan Fell †
* William Tanner †
* Meredith Fell (Formerly)
* Anna †
* Ben McKittrick †
* Noah †
* Tomb Vampires †
* Pearl †
* Carol Lockwood †
* Frederick †
* Bethanne †
* Harper †
* Samantha Gibbons †
* John Gilbert †
* Isobel Flemming †
* Andie Star †
* Tiki (Formerly)
* Tiki's Grandfather (Formerly)
* April Young (Formerly)
* Kelly Donovan † (Formerly)
* Peter Maxwell (Formerly)
* Richard Lockwood †
* Mason Lockwood †
* Johnathan Gilbert †
* Giuseppe Salvatore †
* Emily Bennett †
* William Forbes †
* Nancy-Marie Lockwood †
* Barnette Lockwood †
* Jacob Lockwood †
* Benjamin Lockwood †
* George Lockwood †
* Gracie Lockwood (Formerly)
* Jeffery Lockwood-Hamilton (Formerly)
* Marie Bennett †
* Pauline Bennett †
* Joanna Bennett (Formerly)
* Ernestine Bennett †
* Amelia Bennett †
* Joseph Salvatore †

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* Joseph Salvatore's Son †
* Christopher Gilbert †
* Margaret Forbes †
* Bill Forbes †
* Franklin Fell †
* Tobias Fell †
* Gerald Forbes †
* Miranda Sommers-Gilbert †
* Grayson Gilbert †
* Zach Salvatore †
* Zachariah Salvatore †
* Zachariah's Father †
* Samantha Gilbert †
* Marianna Lockwood †
* Sage †
* The Travelers †
* Markos †
* Maria †
* Julian †
* Josette Laughlin †
* Liv Parker † (Formerly)
* Luke Parker †
* Malachai Parker (Formerly)
* Malcolm †
* Valerie Tulle (Formerly)
* Beau †
* Mary Louise †
* Nora Hildegard †
* Oscar †
* Lillian Salvatore †
* Julian †
* Lucy the maid
* Lorenzo St. John † (Formerly)
* Blair Fell (Formerly)
* Tina Fell (Formerly)
* Amber Bradley (Formerly)
* Valerie Fell (Formerly)
* Tripp Cooke †
* Dorian Williams
* Landon Kirby †
* Connor †
* Hope Mikaelson
* Lizzie Saltzman
* Josie Saltzman (Formerly)
* Rafael Waithe (Formerly)
* Jed Tien (Formerly)
* Milton Greasley
* Emma Tig (Formerly)
* Pedro
* Dana Lilien †
* Sasha Stoteraux †
* Penelope Park (Formerly)
* Jill
* Cheryl
* Vera Lilien †
* Wade Rivers
* Alyssa Chang (Formerly)
* Dennis
* Sheriff Machado (Formerly)
* Maya Machado (Formerly)
* Ethan Machado † (Formerly)
* Finch Tarrayo
* Cleo Sowande
* Ben (Formerly)

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## Locations

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* Town Square
* Gilbert House (Rebuilt and restored)
* Forbes House (Inhabited)
* Bennett House (Abandoned)
* Donovan House (Abandoned)
* Rebekah's House (Abandoned)
* Sheila's House
* Foreclosed Houses (Abandoned)
* Salvatore Boarding House (Converted)
* Lockwood Mansion (Inhabited)
* Klaus' Family Mansion (Abandoned)
* Alaric's Apartment (Abandoned)
* Meredith's Apartment (Abandoned)
* Martin House (Abandoned)
* Anna and Ben's Motel Room (Abandoned)
* Pastor's Ranch (Destroyed)
* Gilbert Building
* Mystic Grill (Rebuilt and restored)
* The Town House Cafe
* Public Library
* Mystic Falls High School
* Mystic Falls Hospital
* Mystic Falls Medical Center
* Mystic Falls Police Station

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* Mystic Falls Church
* Founders' Hall
* Town Square
* The Lockwood Cellar
* The Falls
* Warehouse
* Fell Warehouse
* Vampires' Hideout
* Lockwood's Well
* Wickery Bridge (Rebuilt)
* Mystic Falls Cemetery
* Fell's Church
* Vampire's Tomb (Abandoned)
* Secret Cave
* Grove Hill Cemetery
* Miss Gibbons' House
* Washington Street
* 1st National of Mystic Falls
* Mystic Falls Bank & Loan
* Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted
* Mystic Tap
* The Pit Stop
* Burger Falls

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## Media

Main article: Media in Mystic Falls

**The Mystic Falls Daily** is the local daily newspaper in Mystic Falls.

* **WPKW9** is the major network television affiliate where Logan Fell worked as a field reporter for the newscast and Brady works in tech.

* Andie Star was also a local newscaster for WPKW9.

## Local Events

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* Back to School Party
* Night of the Comet Festival
* Sexy Suds Car Wash
* Halloween Party
* Party at the Grill
* Career Night
* Battle of Willow Creek
* 50s Dance
* 60s Dance
* Masquerade Ball
* Carnival
* Recent Victims Memorial

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* Gone With The Wind Screening
* Night of Illumination
* Homecoming Dance
* Wickery Bridge Restoration Fundraiser
* Council Memorial
* Murder House Party
* Winter Wonderland
* Prom
* Graduation Ceremony
* Mystic Falls Tree Lighting Ceremony
* 90s Decade Dance Fundraiser Car Wash

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## Founding Events

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* Founders' Day Fundraiser and Bachelor Raffle Template:Crossref
* Founders' Day Kick-Off Party Template:Crossref
* Miss Mystic Falls Pageant Template:Crossref, Template:Crossref, and (Template:Ep)
* Founders' Day Celebration Template:Crossref
* Mystic Falls Historical Society Volunteer Day Template:Crossref

## Trivia

* Due to legal conflict, the town was named "Mystic Falls", instead of "Fell's Church". This is because there's a Fall's Church, VA and the town names are similar.
* In *Home*, it's revealed the town's population is 6,923.
* Mystic Falls is located between Lynchburg, Virginia and Charlottesville, Virginia, according to the map on episode *Rose*.
	+ Amusingly, in the vicinity of where Mystic Falls is shown on the map, there is an unincorporated community named Damon.
* Mystic Falls is the place where Esther created the first vampires over a thousand years ago.
* Mystic Falls is the place where werewolves have resided for more than a thousand years.
* Mystic Falls is the birthplace of most of the Originals.
* Mystic Falls is the birthplace of two of Amara's doppelgängers, Tatia and Elena Gilbert.
	+ It is also the death place of Amara herself and the mortal deaths of all her known doppelgängers, Tatia, Katherine Pierce and Elena Gilbert.
* Mystic Falls marked the end of a 2,000-year long conflict between Amara, Silas, and Qetsiyah, where they all died there.
* Mystic Falls High School was built on a land that was once an Indian village.
* The Town Square is where the natives gathered to worship when the Originals were still humans.
* Mystic Falls was marked by an Expression Triangle through the deaths of twelve Town Council members, twelve of Klaus' hybrids, and twelve witches part of Aja's Coven. It remains unknown if the Travelers' spell to purge Mystic Falls of "impure" magic disrupted or removed the Expression Triangle.
* There is a continuity error in the date that the town was founded. In *Pilot*, the town's plaque shows the founding at 1792, however, in *Family Ties* it is revealed that the town was founded in 1860. The town's founding was changed again however, and in *Today Will Be Different* it is revealed that the Armory received a package from Mystic Falls June 21, 1790. The town's founding has been changed from circa 1790 to 1860 and then back again. In *We Have History Together*, it is further stated by Caroline that Mystic Falls officially became a town in 1860, however Sybil responded that the Founding Families merely took credit and there were other people living there long before the Founders signed the township charter.
* During the first few years of the show's run, there was a town website, which has been archived: mysticfallsva.com. The website features the about section, photos, and the information about lodging.

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## See also

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1. ↑ From the year the town was founded for 4 years maximum
2. ↑ Mentioned by Matt in 2015 flashback in *Kill 'Em All*