Talk:Charleston (1983: Doomsday)

Hey! What a surprise to see the town where I spent so many long weekends visiting my girlfriend in college! In order to more fully nerd out our long distance relationship, I did a huge research project on Mattoon for a class I was taking at the time, so I can lend a hand. First, a surprise: To the south of Mattoon are oilfields. Not huge ones, but enough for what a small community would need. Getting that oil has probably been a big priority for whoever was in charge over the years. And it also makes sense for Mattoon to be abandoned, but Charleston form into a survivor community. Mattoon's right on the railroads and the Interstate and probably had major refugee issues. While that was going on, Charleston could have barricaded itself up, welcomed in the neighbors, and kept out the outsiders. Benkarnell 05:53, January 20, 2010 (UTC)