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1 = Germantown Police HQ. This is a super mutant stronghold. You'll come here on the misc. quest "Big Trouble in Big Town." <Lockpick & Medicine & Speech skill books, Red's Jumpsuit, Red's Bandana, fat man, Nuka-Cola Quantum>
2 = Northwest Seneca Station. Some ghouls live here. You'll come here on the misc. quest "Blood Ties."
3 = Hallowed Moors Cemetery. This area is controlled by super mutants. <Medicine & Science skill book, mini nuke>
4 = Arefu. You'll come here on the misc. quest "Blood Ties." <Repair bobblehead>
5 = Hamilton's Hideaway. This cavern features raiders fighting mutated bugs. <Explosives & Small Guns skill books, Nuka-Cola Quantum>
6 = Meresti Trainyard. You'll come here on the misc. quest "Blood Ties." <Lockpick & Speech skill books, Vampire's Edge, Vance's Longcoat Outfit, mini nuke>
7 = Agatha's House. You can get the misc. quest "Agatha's Song" here. <mini nuke>
8 = Moonbeam Outdoor Cinema. You'll find super mutants here. <Unarmed skill book>
9 = Fordham Flash Memorial Field. Some raiders have turned this into a camp.
10 = Big Town. You can get the misc. quest "Big Trouble in Big Town" here, and you may come here for the misc. quest "Strictly Business." <Medicine skill book>
11 = Kaelyn's Bed & Breakfast. There are some heavily armed raiders here, including one with a missile launcher.
12 = Vault 106. <Science bobblehead, Energy Weapons & Lockpick skill books, mini nuke>
13 = Jury Street Metro Station. <Energy Weapons & Lockpick & Repair & Speech skill books, mini nuke, Nuka-Cola Quantum>
14 = Springvale School. Some raiders have turned this old elementary school into a hideout. <Explosives & Sneak skill books, Nuka-Cola Quantum>
a = Dry creek jetty. <Wanderer's Leather Armor, mini nuke>
b = Military truck.
c = Ruined house. <Explosives skill book>
d = Dead BB gunman. <2 Nuka-Cola Quantums>
e = Scavenger shack.
f = Rusty old barge.
g = Wrecky old shack.
h = Raider shacks.
i = Rusty boat.
j = Half-sunk white boat.
k = Mirelurk pier. Dive into the water to find a sunken boat and car with items near them. <Nuka-Cola Quantum>
l = Pier and two boats.
m = Jackknifed blue truck.
n = Ruined houses in crater. <Lockpick skill book>
o = Dead camper.
p = Skull-decorated shack. <Nuka-Cola Quantum>
q = Old tub with crates.
r = Old blue cargo truck.
s = Camping and picnic area.
t = Freeway raider camp.
u = Grenade box next to rocks.
v = Radioactive boat.
w = Pier and boats.
x = Broken-off bridge segment. <Nuka-Cola Quantum>