Today in the CBO
Settlements Today
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
16 June 2296 - County Crossing
Each Tuesday for the upcoming weeks through the playoffs, we will feature one of the settlements, teams, and owners of the Commonwealth Baseball Organization. This is meant to tell you more about life in the Commonwealth, as well as give you more information about the teams and their owners.
In our tenth installment of "Settlement Today," I visited the "Gateway to the North," County Crossing.
County Crossing - 2287. The NGTY is in the upper-left corner. Beantown Brewery Stadium is now on the other side of the row of rocks on the top of the picture.
County Crossing was once nothing more than a single farm plot with not much going for it. According to the intranet, in 2287, "There is a ruined house without a roof, a small shack with two mattresses, a workshop and two unnamed settlers growing 15 bushels of mutfruit. In the northeast corner of the settlement is a small pond of water that can be used to build water purifiers.
"The settlement is adjacent to two other locations, including the nuclear power station on its western border and the National Guard training yard to the northeast. A super mutant base is also nearby, within the Revere satellite array."
National Guard Training Yard - 2287. No developed pictures-2296-are currently available.
After Nick cleared out the ghouls from the National Guard Training Yard, County Crossing became much safer. The wide-open area became a central all-purpose farming community thanks to the Minutemen's efforts. Settled between Bunker Hill and the rest of Charlestown, County Crossing was an excellent trading center for the Commonwealth, thus its designated nickname, "The Gateway to the North."
County Crossing - 2296. See more of this user's settlement build at: https://imgur.com/gallery/zvU4k
Former caravaner and traveling medicine man, Doc Weathers, decided to take control of the National Guard Training Yard and convert it into a medicine and chems supply station for the Northeast. Beantown Brewery Stadium was built across the highway from the National Guard Training Yard. Many of the players live in housing behind the NGTY.
Owner - Doc Weathers
Before settling in County Crossing, "Doc Weathers is a traveling doctor and caravaneer operating out of Bunker Hill. His only intentions appear to be monetary gain and assisting the general community, but a further approach into his history reveals a secret connection with one of the most feared major organizations in the Commonwealth.
"Weathers is accompanied by his loyal pack brahmin, Idiot. He employs two caravan guards for protection. His route passes through local settlements in the northeastern region of the Commonwealth, including County crossing and The Slog."
After the purification of the Commonwealth, Weathers became the de facto mayor of County Crossing, running both his medical and chems supplies emporium, which most people around the Commonwealth just refer to as the NGTY. It also functions as a country hospital for any serious injuries or illnesses in the Charlestown area.
More Beer . . . and Moonshine
Beantown Brewery sign
Brothers Vadim and Yefim Bobrov won't talk about it, but the men with peculiar accents, which Nate Howard has told us is Russian, have been important contributors of the Commonwealth drinking scene. Before Diamond City only existed inside the Great Green Jewel. During that time, they occupied the first base dugout where they built their bar/restaurant/hotel, the Dugout Inn.
After the cleansing of the Commonwealth, Vadim requested that he be able to rejuvenate the Beantown Brewery. He was once held hostage there, where he was rescued by Howard, DCR's Travis Miles, and University point mayor Heather Casdin.
The Bobrov brothers used to make a small amount of their own liquor, the Bobrov Best Moonshine. By taking over the brewery, Bobrov Best Moonshine is the most widely produced alcoholic beverage in the Commonwealth behind beer. It is a tough mash, so they have now been infusing some artificial flavors into it to give it a bit more of a fruity flavor.