Annesburg
Annesburg is a settlement in Roanoke Ridge region of the New Hanover Territory.
Description
Annesburg is a mining town in Roanoke Ridge, New Hanover, which has been mining coal for nearly a century. It is the most modernized and largest settlement in the state of New Hanover, being larger in size than Valentine and the nearby Van Horn Trading Post. However, due to its remote location, it does not see nearly as much traffic as the capital of Valentine. The town is constantly covered in a thick, dark blanket of fog from the coal, and large chimneys pump black smoke into the air. The surrounding waters around Annesburg have an oily sheen from the large amounts of pollution, with many oil barrels and large quantities of garbage seen littered around the river bank.
Freight trains regularly pass through Annesburg, delivering and collecting goods. Most of the settlement's population either work in the mine or live with somebody who does. The workers of the mine live in rows of identical, grey wooden huts, running along the side of the hill. Stairways and paths connect this housing area to the mine and the main street running through the town at the base of the hill.
At the top of the hill is the mine itself. The mine features a railway system for mine carts, which deliver coal around the settlement. The area is loud, busy, dirty, and considered fairly dangerous. Health hazards are abundant around the Annesburg mine, which may be why so many workers have lost their lives here. Scattered around the top of the hill are wooden planks and tree logs that have been gathered from the nearby forests of Roanoke Ridge for the lumber mill in town.
History
Amenities
- Sheriff's Office
- Wagon Rental
- Stables
- Post Office
- Changing Room
Trivia
- The town is frequently terrorized by cougars from the nearby woods, which citizens jokingly refer to as the "Mayor of Annesburg".