Pacific City

History of Pacific City
Pacific City is the capital of the Territory of Jefferson, which succeeded in splitting itself from parts of southern Oregon and Northern California in 1948. The Jefferson statehood movement began in the Great Depression as an attempt to create a 49th state. At that time, the residents of this remote region felt ignored and abandoned by their respective state governments. The Jefferson statehood movement planned a non-violent rebellion to call attention to their cause. That rebellion was scheduled for December 8th, 1941.

World War II curtailed the Jefferson statehood movement for many years. After the war, the movement returned and was successful in convincing the state governments of California and Oregon to release the counties of Curry, Del Norte, Siskiyou, Modoc, and Lassen counties to the US Government to form the Jefferson Territory with its own government. The capital was originally Yreka, but was moved in 1950 to the new port of Pacific City, built on the ruins of the Japanese Inter-Dimensional Weapon attack on the US West Coast.

The area was a rich source of what became known as American Tunguskite and its alloy Mysterium, a byproduct of the IDW attack. The US Government built a top secret laboratory on the site after the war and was quick to take possession of the territory. Pacific City soon grew around base and quickly became a major commercial center for the region, supporting the military base and government researchers at the laboratory. The city soon became independent of the lab, capitalizing on its status as a US territory, free of a state government, and shifted its economic base towards international shipping and finance.

Many Pacific City landmarks are named after U2 pilot and 60's CIA super-agent Captain Francis Gary Powers, who saved the city from his arch-nemesis, the Soviet KGB super-spy Colonel Abel, in 1967 during the Soviet attempt to capture the top secret Mysterium laboratory. When Capt. Power's top-secret activities were revealed to the public after his death in 1977, the city named its new bridge, a new skyscraper, and a high school after their previously unsung hero.

Today, Pacific City has become a rival to its neighbors, San Francisco to its south and Portland to its north. It is a major international shipping and financial hub with a strong industry based on high technology, chemicals, and metals, with a focus on mysterium-based super-technologies, super-chemicals, and super-metals.

Guide to Pacific City

Baker Butte: a hill and wooded park topped by a stone castle imported from Scotland, the butte was named after the reclusive millionaire Howard Baker who had the castle moved here in 1951, he lived in the castle until his death in 1964.

Baker City: industrial district named after Baker Butte, mostly factories and processing plants.

Carter Bay: also created by the Japanese attack in World War II, Carter Bay was named after US President Jimmy Carter in 1995.

Carter Bridge/Tunnel: this utilitarian 4-lane bridge and tunnel was built in 1990.

Denholm Island: a rugged rocky out-cropping covered in forests.

Downtown: the commercial heart of Pacific City, consisting of many 30-40 story tall skyscrapers, all built to withstand earthquakes, home to the PCU main campus, a world leader in high-energy theoretical physics research and spawned such great minds as late Professor Mossfelder and the late Jared Elbright, the ghost of whom is rumored to haunt its laboratories

El Diablo Island: an uninhabited nature sanctuary named by Spanish Explorer Dionisio Alcala Galiano.

F.G. Powers Bridge: built in 1978, this high double-decker bridge was named after Pacific City’s savior, the CIA super-agent Captain Powers.

Grey City: industrial district named after the Grey River that serves the Pacific City International Airport, mostly shipping and receiving warehouses and hotels, location of the Pacific City Expo Center.

Grey River: heavily polluted river named after British Explorer James Victor Grey.

James Watts Nuclear Power Plant: state-of-the-art nuclear power plant built in 1985 and named after then-Interior Secretary James Watts.

Kinsey Bridge: built in 1948, this beautiful double-decker suspension bridge arcs several hundred feet over North Bay.

Kinsey River: named after 19th century fur trader Alfred Kinsey.

Kinseyton: the sleepy bedroom community alongside the Kinsey river.

Lexington: community built around the docks and ship-building district, mostly bungalow-style homes built in the 1950’s.

Midtown: middle-class residential community on the lee-ward side of the heights, mostly single-family bungalow-style homes built in the late 40’s and early 50’s, with occasional high-rise apartment complexes.

Nativity Island: a pinnacle of land that mysteriously survived the IDW attack in WWII, it is rumored that the secret government research base is located underground on this island.

North Bay: a scenic deep-water bay north of Sunset Island, surrounded by wooded hills, the main route for shipping to-and-from Pacific City’s ports.

North Bridge: this 4-lane drawbridge was built in 1950 to connect downtown to the dock district.

North Park: a several-mile-long wooded preserve built along the windward short of Sunset island, home to many trails, rocky cliffs, and a beach.

Pacific City University, Valley Campus: this outpost campus of PCU resides on several hundred wooded acres in a valley southwest of Perry’s Peak and is home to the PCU liberal arts program.

Perry Observatory: astronomical observatory built atop Perry’s Peak.

Perry’s Peak: elevation 2423ft, forested mountain that overlooks Pacific City, named after 19th century American pioneer/explorer Frederick Perry.

Perryville: residential community built in the lee-ward side of Perry’s Peak, mostly single-family detached homes built in the 1960’s and 70’s, and 3-story apartment complexes, the unusual shoreline of Perryville is caused by shearing action of the fault lines that run deep underground, Perryville is home to a large Russian-immigrant community, home to Rudolf Abel High School.

Promise Island: a barely-habitable rocky outcrop given to the native tribe that lived on the site of what is now Pacific City, this land was abandoned by the natives by 1900, but was re-claimed by the entrepreneur Silver Fox in 2000 and turned into a profitable casino and resort.

Promised Land Casino/Resort: casino built by Silver Fox in 2000, known to have the “loosest slots in the West”.

San Michel River: named by Spanish explorer Dionisio Alcala Galiano.

San Michel: residential community named after the San Michel river, mostly high-rise apartment complexes.

Santa Rosa Island: a rocky outcrop named by Spanish Explorer Dionisio Alcala Galiano.

Santa Rosa Prison: built in 1952, Santa Rosa Prison is designed to house intransigent super-powered prisoners.

South Kinseyton: commercial district serving the docks.

Sunset Bay: the body of water that fills the crater of the aftermath of the Japanese Dimensional Rift weapon.

Sunset Bridge: this beautiful crimson suspension bridge that connects Midtown to the rugged shoreline of Perryville was built in 1974.

Sunset Island: the island upon which Pacific City was built.

The Heights: high-end residential community on Sunset Island, mostly large upper-middle-class homes with views of the ocean, home to F.G. Powers Memorial High School.

Watts Island: formerly known as Seal Island, its name was changed after the land was given to the Nuclear Regulatory Agency in 1985.