Tent City (Great Nuclear War)

Tent City is a City-State located in the Mishindo Swamp, north of North Ohio, south of Michigan.

History
In the early years after the war, refugees flocked to the Border of North Ohio, though most were rejected. The majority of these individuals fled into the Mishindo Swamp, gathering in small camps. One place was an immense gathering place, by nature of the three lakes full of fish and good water, and relative isolation. More and more tents were set up here, and people began to tolerate and trust one another. Tents were combined, rain flys were set up, tables pulled together, a community began to build. Many families began to eat communal meals, make collective decisions, and operate as larger units. The campfire families congealed, and the communities began to unite, until most people in the area agreed that it was a town. A shantytown, though a town.

Eventually, a Mayor was elected, and a market began to form, as people sold their wares and bought others. Most people survive by fishing, farming small corn patches, and hunting the local flora.

The 80's
Going forward, the Mayor formed a town guard, and walls of Oak logs were erected. Immense tents made from furs and cannibalized old tents still were the majority of structures in the area. Tent City was agreed by most to be the name of their little enclave. A large circus tent contains all of the local governance, including the guard's barracks.

Very quickly the Mayor became suspicious of outsiders, and the guards reflected this. Newcomers had to surrender their weapons at the gate, and beast such as donkeys and horses had to be kept in the stables outside the city. Foreigners are often questioned, and generally mistrusted, even by the local populace, whom have grown into one large family, so to speak. The Guards are disagreeable, though fair, and apply the law equally.