The Liberty Bay

[danielcote 9]

Looks like this town is growing mighty fine!

[Francis90b 748]

Can you show some pics of the whole region as it is now?

[Korot 6]

What was the first name of mayor Erinstein of Bayview? Nice update BTW.

[Petrovar Ambassador 15]

ahhhh i love reading this CJ. its nice seeing a CJ from the past haha...good photoshop skills and great stories!

[N106 10]

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danielcote: Thank you

Francis90b: Sorry, Francis.  I don't think it's possible.

Korot: Erinstein's first name was Benjamin.  Thank you

Petrovar Ambassador: Thank you

Update 15: Wrapping up the 1880s with San Paso

In 1880, the new Mormon settlement of San Paso had 98 residents, and no city blocks or stores.  However, the 1880s put San Paso as a settlement on the map.  It also reduced the walk it took to buy weekly groceries from a 6 hour walk to about 10 minutes at most.  The first store opened in 1881.

Two mansions were built, with full access to gas and plumbing, in the mid 1880s.  One was owned by the person who was beginning construction on a water pipe system for the town.  The other was owned by the person trying to get gas pipes through town.

In the late 1880s, trees were planted around the temple.  The trees would cause the temple to become the landmark of San Paso for years to come.

By 1890, a few stores had opened in the town center.

By 1890, 227 people lived in the town of San Paso.  Here is a map of the town at the time.

By 1890, 12,897 people lived in Liberty County.

The 15th Update Special

Now for some IWTWFAQ(I wish these were Frequently asked questions)

Q: What inspired you to make the Liberty Valley?

A: The works of Paletexan, Jeronij, Darmok, newyorkrunaway1, and GreekMan

Q: What other hobbies do you have?

A: Drawing, writing, watching TV, playing video games

Q: Does TV rot one's brain?

A: I can't comprehend what you're saying

Q: I said, does TV rot one's brain?

A: Well, I watch TV alot and I turned out just.... duh.....................................

Q: Where do you live?

A: Are you a 55 year old stalker?

Q: How many of these questions had anything to do with Sim City 4?

A: About 1

And that is all for the 15th update special!

Comments and questions welcome!

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work and pics my friend

[Korot 6]

What are those cars doing on the driveways of the mansions?

[danielcote 9]

I like the church ,it's from SG right?  

[punkrockgoth1988 1]

This CJ is a breath of fresh air. I'm not interested much in real life history, but you've captured my attention with your "Historical CJ".

[N106 10]

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jacqulina: Thank you

Korot: Nobody knows...

danielcot: Thank you.  Yes, it is from Simgoober

punkrockgoth: Thank you

Update 16: Portsmouth becomes civilized

In 1890, Portsmouth was a wild west town with no class, almost no city government, and no fire department.  The city really was a fairly dangerous place to live.  Theft and murder was common, because the police force was 30 years out of date, and unable to deal with a city of 6,881.

In 1891, city hall was built, and Portsmouth wrote a constitution, becoming the second city in the Liberty Bay to do so (the first was Jefferson, ten years earlier)

In 1893, the Courier built new headquarters.  The new Courier building was 3 stories high.  It was made mostly of wood, but had 2 brick walls, and some marble furnishings.  It had plumbing, gas, and electric power.  Telegraphs, telephones, and several typewriters replacing the old printing press made the average time between an event occuring in Europe and the time it took to write a story only 3 days.  Before, it took up to 2 years.

The most embarrasing event of newspaper slowness occured when the Franco-Prussian War broke out in 1870.  The news reached the Courier in 1873, and it was blasted all over the headlines that a war had just broken out in Europe.  Then, a man from San Francisco pointed out that the Franco-Prussian war had ended in 1871.  The Courier lost nearly half of their readership.

In 1894, a brick church was built on the edge of town.  It was beautiful, modern, and new at the time.  The transformation from edge town church to inner city ruins over the next century would be startling.

In 1895, the city fire department completed their headquarters.

In 1898, several small regional electric companies merged into Liberty Bay Electric.  They built their headquarters in Portsmouth that year.

In 1899, Andrew Carnegie gave Portsmouth an astonishing 10,000 dollar grant (more than 28 trillion dollars in today's money) to build a library.  Portsmouth spent all of the money on the Carnegie Library, which was completed that year, and continues to be the city library to this day.

By 1900, the business district had developed with several large building projects.  The 1890s was a building boom.  Here is a photo of 1900 Portsmouth.

By 1900, 7,495 people still lived in Portsmouth.  Crime and trash problems would be solved later in time.

Comments and questions welcome!

[Korot 6]

Why does Portsmouth grow from 6881 to 7495 while it is a crime hazard? Since there are safer towns, wouldn't everyone go to there?

[technicallydead 1]

Like the way you created the history of your CJ! Good Luck and God bLess!

[Francis90b 748]

Good work on Portsmouth.It is really going to become a true city!

[danielcote 9]

great update. I see youre moving with the times.

[Keegan V50 15]

wow..thats a nice town there...

all the best

victor

[Petrovar Ambassador 15]

1990...wooooo! almost there to 2000 lols. Anyways, nice update as always

[N106 10]

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Korot: Jefferson and Fort Freedom aren't that safe, farms are expensive, and all of the other towns are too small.  Besides, more people went to Jefferson that decade.

jonpaulosiglos: Thank you

Francis90b: Thank you

danielcote: Thank you

Victor Valdes: Thank you

Petrovar Ambassador: Thank you

Update 17: Jefferson's first building boom

In 1890, 3,456 people lived in Jefferson.  The next year, the county insane asylum/prison was built.  Only half of the building was actually dedicated to those functions.  The other half of the building was a grain storage facility.

A mansion built in 1887 was sold to the city in 1893.  Then, a second wing was built, and the building opened as Jefferson High School in 1895.

In 1892, the first of the major building projects was created.  It was also the first major department store, the Sears-Roebuck Building.

In 1894, the second department store was built, and it was locally owned.

In 1896, the luxurious wooden Hotel Washington was built by Edward Freemason.

In 1899, the Clinton building was built by Hillary Rodham Clinton and her unfaithful husband, Bill Clinton.  President William McKinley met with Clinton at the opening of the Clinton Building.  The Clinton Building was designated as regional democratic headquarters.  The democrats won every election in Liberty Bay except for the 1992 and 1996 elections.  Exactly how Bill and Hillary Clinton got to 1899 is still unknown.  However, the writings of the time all confirm the same thing.

"A very masculine woman, and a clearly unfaithful man whom was unfortunate enough to be married to this woman, both by the last name of Clinton, built the democratic headquarters at the Clinton Building this year"

- 1899 copy of the Fort Jackson Inquirer

That same year, the first theatre opened in Jefferson.  At first, it only played plays, but switched to films in 1907.

In 1897, the old coal power plant burned down due to worker incompetance (the labor force was unionized) and was rebuilt large enough to power all of Liberty Bay.  The new plant would run until 1934.

In 1893, the nationwide economy fell apart.  Local businesses were forced to drop wages.  A local labor union organized a strike the next year, and Jefferson was almost shut down by the strike from August 8-19 in 1894.

By 1900, downtown had 4 big business projects from the last decade, and was booming.

Unfortunately, by 1900, segregation was rearing its ugly head.  The first business to practice segregation was Sam's General Store, starting in 1892.  By 1898, the Hotel Washington was practicing segregation.  By 1900, more than 60% of businesses were racist or otherwise unbelievably stupid.

2 days after this article, there was an editing when the Herald realized that the USS Maine had exploded, not the state of Maine.

By 1900, 5,593 people lived in Jefferson.

Comments and questions welcome!

[saathoff37 11]

very nice update!! looking forward to more from this CJ

[N106 10]

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saathoff37: Thank you

Update 18: Wooden Fort Jackson

In 1890, 1,772 people lived in Fort Jackson.  The town was one of drunks and wooden taverns.  Then, copper mining and the railroad came.  Copper mines brought in hundreds from all over California.  The railroad made going to Fort Jackson easy.  In 1892, a farmer's market was built for the farm population.

Mining accidents led to the need for a civic cemetary.  In 1895, the Fort Jackson civic cemetary was completed.

In 1897, the Hotel St. Patrick was built.  The 4-story wooden structure had plumbing, gas heating, telephones, and electric lighting.

In 1899, the Corner building was completed.  It was the last of the great wooden buildings of Fort Jackson.

In the mid to late 1890s, a new neighborhood grew about 1/2 a mile south of Fort Jackson.

Wooden construction completely dominated Fort Jackson in 1900.  Even buildings that looked like they were built with stone or brick were actually made of wood.  The only exception was the city hall, which was built of stone and brick.

Downtown had many wooden buildings, with saloons, taverns, and bakeries.  Bicycles and horse carriages ruled the streets, with freshly paved sidewalks.  Fort Jackson represented a turn of the century utopia.  The streets were mostly clean (people came and cleaned the street and poured feces and trash into the bay.  The idea would be copied in Jefferson and Portsmouth until the bay became extremely polluted in the 1960s.  Then, came the hippies)

Below is a map of Fort Jackson in 1900.

In 1900, 3,517 people lived in Fort Jackson.  The town was booming, unaware of the upcoming disaster.

Comments and questions welcome.

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull old style pics my friend,great history and newspaper.

[Korot 6]

I don't remember seeing a mine in Fort Jackson. Still a nice update though.

[ironicepitome 0]

(president of US speaking)

"Wadaya mean 'Maine Exploded'!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?"

[N106 10]

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jacqulina: Thank you

Korot: The mines were in the hills near Fort Jackson, and ran from 1877 until 1931.  A fatal cave-in killed several, the mine shut down.  It is impossible to find the mines today.

ironicepitome: Mr. McKinley (president of US 1897-1901), this highly inaccurate, poorly done disgrace to journalism shouldn't be trusted.  Just because it calls itself a newspaper doesn't mean it's accurate.

Update 19: Gay '90s Bayview

In 1890, only 561 people lived in Bayview.  With 3 larger towns, all of which fully incorporated, thriving, Bayview was barely on the map.  But, in 1892,  that all changed.  A train station was built, and the railroad arrived.

Business boomed.  Also, many new farms were built.  Landowners built larger, Victorian-styled homes.  They hired sharecroppers to work the fields.  Because this was the 1890s, many of the sharecroppers were highly underpaid minorities.  At one point, a strike broke out.

White, hispanic, asian, and black sharecroppers all protested the low wages and long hours in 1898.  The owner of the farm was unbelievably racist.  He gave the whites shorter hours and higher pay, then sent wild dogs after everybody else.  Karma struck back, and the sharecropper died of being crushed by a piano in a film called "Random people being crushed by pianos".

The a-hole bigot landowner's name was Dick Cheney.  After being crushed by a piano in 1899, Dick Cheney's brain was transplanted to his actual body in 1941.  From there, Cheny grew up to be vice president of the worst president this country ever had.

The Bayview hotel opened in 1896.  It was a 3 story wooden building that had electric lighting, full plumbing, and heating.

The Rural Times newspaper was founded in 1899, with its headquarters being built the same year.  The newspaper would eventually become the second biggest in the valley.

By 1900, business had advanced in Bayview due to the railroad.  Here is a 1900 image of the downtown area.

By 1900, 970 people lived in Bayview, putting it on the map as the 4th largest city in the region.

Comments and questions welcome.

[N106 10]

I was planning on updating today, but, due to a lack of comments, I've decided against it until somebody says something about the previous update.

[jacqulina 162]

growth is coming on well my friend,wonderfull looking towns/city

[N106 10]

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jacqulina: Thank you

Update 20: Business in San Paso

In 1890, 227 people lived in San Paso.  The town suddenly grew when hundreds of Mormons poured into Liberty County.  In 1892, Jerry Anderson became pastor at the Mormon temple.  3 years later, he became mayor of San Paso.  Anderson had the Anderson Mansion built for the mayors of San Paso.  Anderson won re-election twice and was mayor of San Paso until 1910.

In 1893, a train station was built in San Paso.  The next year, the largest bridge in the Liberty Bay was built.  It was the San Paso Rail Bridge.  It would be the largest bridge in the region for decades.

In 1896, Pastor Richard Paulson built the Pastor's manor.  The mansion was the finest in the city, and was meant for the pastor of the Mormon church only.  It stands to this day.

In 1895, a new post office was built for the town.  It would be the post office for the city for several decades.

In 1891, the Sebald Hotel was built by William Sebald.  It was immediately segregated based on race.  Sebald was a white supremacist.  In the late 1950s, the Sebald Hotel will be part of a major lawsuit.

At first, the white and colored sections of the hotels were actually quite equal.  Then, in 1898, Sebald built a fairly large add-on to the white section of the hotel.

In 1897, Sebald built the Sebald Estate, which was a large house with "modern" conveniences such as electric lighting, plumbing, telephones, and gas.

By 1900, downtown had grown into a viable business district.  The town had a general store, a hotel, a market, a saloon, and a restaraunt.

Below is a map of San Paso in 1900.

By 1900, 671 people lived in San Paso.

Questions and comments welcome!

[830point35 8]

You write this like it's one of those town histories you'd find in the local section of the book store, complete with the little random details that make it believable. Do you read a lot of those?

[N106 10]

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830point35: I've read some town histories.  Thank you for commenting.

20th Update Special!!!

I forgot to do the 20th Update Special when the 20th update came out, but it's not too late.  My friend and I have come up with the idea to come up with our own terrorist alert system.  Here's the alerts.

Green: No terrorist attacks planned in the next 24 minutes.

Blue: Arab guy spotted talking to other Arabs anywhere in the world.

Yellow: Democrats winning presidential election.

Orange: Democrats winning Congressional election.

Red: At least 1 confirmed terrorist attack.

And, we've come up with the necessary actions to take.

Green: Check election results, switch to yellow or orange if necessary.

Blue: Attack Iran.

Yellow: Mess up ballots in Florida or Ohio.

Orange: Pass bailout plan for airlines.

Red: Panic, run around in circles, give up following rights:

  Freedom of belief

  Freedom of speech

  Right to a fair trial

  Right to a trail

  Right to vote for whoever you want

  Right of privacy

  Copyright

I know this gag may be a little out of date in nature, but, I couldn't think of anything better to do.  See everyone next update!

[N106 10]

Update 21: New London, Railroad Town

Times are changing.  In 1867, there weren't any railroads in the Liberty Valley.  There were only two small farming towns made completely out of wood.  Ships no longer than 200 feet could dock, and a steamship never sailed into Portsmouth.

In 1900, only 1 town was unconnected by railroad.  Plumbing, gas works, and electric lighting existed.  A full blown electric streetcar system was around.  There were 3 fairly large towns of over 3,000.  Brick building was becoming quite common.  Sidewalks were paved, and some telephone lines have been strung.  Factories had opened in a new railroad town, where there wasn't any farmland.  The new town was known as New London.

In 1894, New London was built at the Thames Railraod intersection (the name is a coincidence).  A depot station was built.  A planned town, New London, was established.  Here is an image of the railroad intersection that was built in 1892 and started it all.

The depot station was built in 1894, as the first part of the town.

The next year, the first factories in the region opened.

In 1898, the first schoolhouse was built for the overnight boomtown.

By 1900, a business district with a few stores and some factories had developed near the train station.

Here is a map of New London in 1900.

By 1900, New London had 365 people.

Comments and questions welcome.  Also, be aware that I must see at least 1 comment for the next update to arrive.

[Raysfan16 5]

Whoa, layin' down the law, huh? Well, here's the comment.

(Hint: Maybe try doing something other than "the usual" to get more comments.)