The Castle

The Castle is the second largest city in the United Communities of the Commonwealth, behind Sanctuary Hills.

History
In 2288, the Minuteman's General, Glenn Cunningham, led a force of Minutemen to retake the Castle from a colony of mirelurks living there. Cunningham defeated the Mirelurk Queen and the Castle was re-established as a Minuteman base. Cunningham oversaw the rebuilding of the Castle, though rebuilding was slow since most resources were used to build a capital out of Sanctuary Hills. When Gwin's Army attacked the Castle and it was nearly retaken, Cunningham realized the importance of the Castle, both symbolically and strategically, leading to resources being diverted to fully rebuild the castle. Settlers began to travel to the Castle for protection, turning it from a military base to a city.

End Slide
''Following its successful defense from the Institute, the Castle would become one of the most important settlements in the Commonwealth. One of the Minutemen's most powerful strongholds, it's water purification industry would spread pure water to all corners of the Commonwealth. Hundreds of settlers came to be protected by the castle's walls, and they were put to work to rebuild factories for water purifiers. The Castle is now one of the strongest settlements in the Commonwealth.''

Economy
The Castle forms the eastern end of the trade route running from Sanctuary Hills and Diamond City across the Commonwealth. Though there is small subsistence farming near the castle, the economy is based around water purification. The influx of settlers were set to work repairing the factories of South Boston, and massive water purification devices were built. The Castle is one of the biggest supplies of pure water to the Commonwealth, and following the rebuilding of I-95, pure water from the castle has been found as a far south as the Capital Wasteland.

The Castle is also home to the headquarters of Castle Armaments, originally a small business located in the Castle, but has now has stores in several settlements; BostonExpress, a private delivery company servicing the Commonwealth; and Malt Shop Mayhem, one of the most popular radio stations in the Commonwealth.

Leadership
Ronnie Shaw was the first Mayor of the Castle, and would be re-elected for several terms until her old age caught up with her. She declined to run for further re-election, resulting in Robert Joseph MacReady being elected and once again becoming Mayor. MacReady would be elected the third president of the United Communities, and the new Mayor of the Castle would be the Sole Survivor's son, William Cunningham.

Places/Persons of Interest

 * Barracks: The city's Minuteman/guard barracks. The Minutemen are led by Radio Freedom operator Captain Isaac Howard. Guards include Officer Ronald Troy.
 * Castle Armaments: The original shop, and headquarters, is located in the Castle. The chain's CEO, Oscar White, resides in the Castle and still sells weapons from his shop.
 * South Boston General Store: The town's general store. It's owner is the well-off Jordan Welfort.