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A City Journal by _marsh_

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Christmas

By _marsh_,

6 years and counting. This past year has seen more growth in the county yet. Over one-thousand people now reside within the town of Sandalwood, and nearing 500 in outlying areas of the county as a whole. The sixth year comes to a close though, the warm early-fall weather lasted longer than expected this year. Sandalwood being a normally colder place in the winter, this winter has been strangely mild. The first snow of the year has began to fall, very late though. December 24th is officially the latest...
_marsh_

5 Years; Quick Break

By _marsh_,

10-1 10-2 5 years past since the start of the highway and the town continues to grow. Sandalwood Consolidated School has been completed. The old 1 room schoolhouse now torn down to make room for more expansion. It seems as if this is the first bad effect of the expansion. What the initial residents of the town feared. With growth comes problems this is known. Though the destruction of the towns history is more than frowned upon. By the Original residents at least. Among other changes is the newly deemed...
_marsh_

A Fair Farm in Fall

By _marsh_,

Let us take a break from the town, shall we? 9-1 Expansion even out here. On the stretch of road between the I-16 offramp and Sandalwood. Sure not as much, but things are still changing. Even out here. 9-2 The summer of the Four Year Mark has passed and the cool Autumn air takes over the landscape once again. 9-3 Not too long ago a new organization set up in the county. The state said it would be best to set up a department of transportation. Especially after the massive length of highway through the...
_marsh_

The Four Year Mark

By _marsh_,

8-1 It has been 4 years since the highway project through Sandalwood County began. The town 4 times over from the original 53 residents, now should be approaching the 200 mark by next year. This year, being the most different so far. 8-2 Residents continue to surge into Sandalwood. Luckily, the newly elected mayor has been tackling the task of seeing that new development gets put in place correctly, and is not turned into a huge mess. 8-3 A 3 block long strip of land has been deemed 'off-limits' through...
_marsh_

Business Opportunities

By _marsh_,

7-1 I'm not sure if you all know where the town is specifically, but here is it in relation to some other things. Although I don't actually have the highway physically built yet, story-wise it is. 7-2 With the town growing even more, some entrepreneurs have put their eyes on the small town. The first of which is the new Sandalwood Motel. Just finished not too long ago. It has already been seeing decent business from vacationers going on drives through the county. 7-3 7-4 The second business to set up was...
_marsh_
Something aside from Sim Citeh maybe? Fall has had a big effect on the area around here. Never living in the mountains until this year I haven't really observed the best of fall. 1 2 3 4 5 6 You can see the Cripple Creek gold mine in the distance here. 7 8 These next 2 are from my yard. 9 10 11 12 Suddenly, snow. 13 14 15 It didn't even give the trees a chance to shed their leaves yet. 16 17 18 I hope you enjoyed this despite it not being Sim City. Where I live has contributed greatly to making scenes in...
_marsh_

A Bit More Growth

By _marsh_,

Winter moves into spring. The cold bitter air is replaced by the cool wet air of spring. Many plants and grasses in bloom. 6-1 After George Call moved in, many of the workers on the Francisca Bay Bridge and I-16 felt motivated to move into town. Already accustomed to the residents from staying in the local in, shopping at the town store, and nights at the pub, some felt right at home already. 6-2 The streets empty. Why? They're all at the towns first baseball game. 6-3 The local schoolhouse is already...
_marsh_

Subtle Changes

By _marsh_,

Bear with me while I still try to find good positioning for the picture numbers and text. Also for some reason my banners always have spelling mistakes in them. Damn you photoshop for not having spellcheck. D: Fall, moving into winter. The entire county gets very cold. Not exactly a warm place to live. However others seem to like it here. 5-1 George Call recently bought a small piece of property in Sandalwood before summer ended, and started construction on a house there. He was one of the workers on the...
_marsh_

Francisca Bay Bridge

By _marsh_,

4-1 The old I-16 Ferry terminal stands relativity vacant now. The Francisca Bay Bridge has been completed. Now connecting both sides of the bay. Having no need for any ferries to cross anymore. 4-2 The only people there go for the beach really. The weather may not be nice today, but that doesn't mean fishing is out of the question. Plus the cool autumn breezes are perfect for windsurfers and surfers alike. 4-3 4-4 [Click for full-size image] The Francisca Bay Bridge (Also known as the Francisca Inlet...
_marsh_

New Prospects

By _marsh_,

Small update today. Just to set the scene for how Sandalwood shall grow. When I made this update I didn't quite think it was up to par, but oh well. Much growth has occurred in the cities and regions North and South of Sandalwood country. After much decision and years of planning the new I-16, going up the coast in a completely different route, is set to connect the two regions via the coastal, and vastly unsettled county of Sandalwood. What this highway will do to the region, and especially the small...
_marsh_

I-16

By _marsh_,

2-1 I-16 is the interstate coastal 2 lane highway that runs through the region. N-S it runs up the coast, and stops at a ferry crossing the Frasisca Inlet. It goes up some pretty rugged terrain on the coast to get by. That making it a very dangerous road too, cars commonly careening off the side. 2-2 2-3 It's a long way down... 2-4 Very quiet beaches. Almost private. Few people come here but the ones that do get all the privacy they need. 2-5 Steep cliffs drop almost straight into the water. Causing much...
_marsh_

Sandalwood

By _marsh_,

1-1 The town of Sandalwood. The small village of 53 lies on a peninsula jutting into the Frasica Bay. 10 shops line the roads for travelers and tourists heading through to larger cities and sites. The town is small. One of those where everybody knows everyone. Among other things is the small church and water tower, further from the town center. The only road is a 2-lane I-16. 1-2 The small town seems so alive at night despite being completely asleep. 1-3 No fences. At the moment the sort-of community the...
_marsh_

Intro

By _marsh_,

So, here I am. With a new MD. This will be different than other things I've worked on. This will be a story of growth. It will start from a average sized city and then one day, it will hopefully grow into a metropolis. I'll get a first update up later tonight. Enjoy for now. For those that want the terrain mod, it is here. Be sure to get the dependencies. Current Region View (click for full-size)
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