State of New Shingleton

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The State of New Shingleton (aka. Naujojo Singletono vastija) is an autonomous and industrial state within the St. Ark Federation and inhabited by the Lithuanians and Mesothemian settlers looking for work within the state, the state of New Shingleton is mentioned and also takes place in the game "Steven Ogg International Airport", in the year 1989 it is a declining state with a partially destroyed industrial sector, it is close to the joint occupied state of Bistonian Shingleton.

History
Before the arrival of James Spence Monroe and the potential colonization of Nesekme, the land that was known as Shingleton was formally named by the Lithuanian locals as the Land of Pelke known as Marsh in Lithuanian, after the discovery of a marsh within the region by outlaws in 1456, unlike Nesekme as a safe haven for Lithuanian criminals and outlaws, it was both inhabited by Nesekme tribes and Lithuanians, and was brutal to settlers.

Colonization 1826 - 1845
During the arrival of James Spence Monroe, it was colonized by the United States of Megaton and Columbia and was given the name the land of New Shingleton in 1833, named after the east coast town of Shingleton, where the Columbian Revolution occured, New Shingleton was assigned as part of the unorganized territory in the Colony of New Hope.

Early New Shingleton
In the early days of New Shingleton, the unorganized territory was mostly inhabited by the local Bistonian tribes, until in 1845 the discovery of gold led to the migration of 300,000 people from the mainland to New Shingleton in hopes of becoming rich, and began the New Shingleton Massacre in which the indigenous people were pushed off New Shingleton and were forced in reservation districts.

In 1853, after the New Shingleton Gold Rush, the unorganized territory was given statehood and proclaimed as the State of New Shingleton, the New Shingleton Gold Rush created cities, industrial areas and a train system across the cities, the state turned from a massive and scarce territory to an industrial and prosperous state.

The New Shingleton Gold Rush didn't last long as eventually the United States of Megaton and Columbia recognized and gave the independence of the Dominion of St. Ark, signing an offer declaring that the State of New Shingleton should be incorporated as an overseas state of the USMC, afterwards gold mining declined at an heavy rate, and eventually ceased operations sometime in the 70s.

After 3 months of the declaration of the Dominion of St. Ark, the United States of Megaton and Columbia failed to incorporate the State of New Shingleton as an overseas province, and was handed over to the Dominion of St. Ark afterwards.

Dominion rule 1892 - 1956
The State of New Shingleton after 3 months was incorporated into the newly created dominion, slavery was banned and began the process of transitioning New Shingleton's cities into an industrial state, the gold mines went into a decline in the major cities and were abandoned, which left the industry sustaining all of the state of New Shingleton.

The State of New Shingleton in 1915 was bombarded by naval attacks from the Kingdom of Crimmitonia, industrial sectors were destroyed killing and starving the inhabitants

In 1915, The State of New Shingleton also contributed to the First Great War, but naval attacks and heavy bombardments in 1916 nearly destroyed the state and industry was heavily destroyed, which killed and starved 130,000 inhabitants in Jefferson, the capital of the state, in the end of the war the Dominion merged together New Shingleton and Bistonian Shingleton to pay reparations and help in the rebuilding of the country, but eventually ended as St. Ark troops evacuated in 1921.

During the Second Great War, the State of New Shingleton was also bombarded during an operation after the declaration of war against the Second Kingdom of Crimmitonia, industrial sectors were destroyed and the economy collapsed, the USMC offered aid to rebuild during the aftermath of the war and provide for those who were at a loss, the city of Jefferson was affected in the damage but the most worse damage was the industrial sectors.

10 years passed and in 1956, what was a small demonstration in the capital of the Dominion of St. Ark spread into a massive protest against colonialism and demanding full recognition of independence from the United States of Megaton and Columbia, police and troops attempt to control the situation but was too late to handle, eventually the United States of Megaton and Columbia signed an agreement and recognized the full independence of the St. Ark Federation, and the immediate withdrawal from the country.

60's - 70's State of New Shingleton
After the declaration of the St. Ark Federation, the St. Ark Federation implemented a political system within the state allowing New Shingleton to be ran autonomously by democratically elected governors, the state was more of a unitary system than a federative system, during the late 60's politicians would fight for control within the state of New Shingleton, and due to the implementation of equality laws, the white population decreased and migrated to suburban areas. In the late 60s during an agreement with the Republic of Bistonia, an underground metro system was built as part of their friendly diplomatic relations, the Steven Ogg International Airport was also built and contributed to the construction of the Bistonqwerty International Airport.

The political system implemented by the St. Ark Federation didn't last as autonomy was removed by those tightening their grip within the once democratic country, organized crime was surging through the city of Jefferson, and because of organized crimes, industrial areas began to close down, causing workers to move out of the cities to find better work.

The declining New Shingleton State took a turn for the worse as it became one of the cities that protested against the taxation laws and the treatment of its civillians, a coup d'etat contributed to a martial law within the city, Jefferson eventually went into a crisis as suburbs and industrial areas began drying out. A pro-military government oligarchy system was installed within the state including a secret police force aimed to destroy opponents, this secret police force reigned terror on the now dying city of Jefferson, organized crime was declining during the early days of the secret police, the oligarchs also reigned terror on the State of New Shingleton.

80's State of New Shingleton
The coup d'etat in 1979 and it's eventual civil war contributed to the decline of New Shingleton, as the state was undeveloped and faced heavy censorship by the government, with industrial areas being reduced to only 3,000 factories and the eventual depletion of food due to sanctions on the country starved thousands in the city of Jefferson.

Gang wars would eventually rise, forcing more out of the cities and moving into nearby areas for better work, these gang wars also resulted in the death of thousands, and the State of New Shingleton was a major hotspot for St. Ark Federation insurgencies against the military government, which forced the military government to impose strict curfews within the state. The Green Line was reopened during the few years of the military government, however the damage done during the civil war contributed to several train accidents causing hundreds to die. The Bistonian section of the Green Line was still permanently closed ever since, but squatters came and inhabited tunnels and sections of the abandoned section, and had SANDF activity, it was also intended to help Bistonian refugees cross the border.

Terrorist attacks against the military government were rampant in the New Shingleton city of Jefferson, as in 1985 a bomb attack occured at the Jefferson District School, killing hundreds of students and teachers, this was known as the deadliest terror attacks ever caused.

Because of the city of Jefferson being divided by the Protestants and Catholics, the Catholic Memorial in the city of Jefferson was burned down by Protestant militia groups, and the Federation War Memorial was torn down earlier in 1983.

During the aftermath of the Jefferson District School bombing in mid 1985, an armed resistance movement against the military government was formed with the support of the St. Ark National Democratic Forces remnants, using Freddy's Brewery and Restaurant as a headquarters for resistance, as the secret police attempt to crack down the armed resistance movement, an old sewage system constructed in the 1920s were used as underground ways to spread their presence within Jefferson.

The New Shinglederry Market was also used as the main entrance into the underground resistance as members of resistance were often disguised as shopkeepers for the New Shinglederry Market.

1989
In mid 1987, the Crimsonian-Bistonian War began, destroying cities and forcing Bistonian civillians to flee to the St. Ark Federation through the abandoned Green Line, Fred Goldlock responded with brutal force against the refugee crisis, cracking down on those who did not meet the requirements for entry, demonstrations against this act occured but failed, television was controlled by the government and nobody would find the total amount of those detained.

In late 1989, the St. Ark Federation Council announced it would be opening all states to international trade across the country, and with the ending of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, refugees began flooding airports to come back into the country, the Green Line was reverted to it's original purpose, but during the midnight hours, the Georgi Dimitrov Military Base went fully operational and shot down Orange Airlines Flight 2879. 10 years of martial law in the Federation ended, and unrest rose up again, as massive protests sparked across the country demanding that Fred Goldlock shall step down and end military rule once forever along with the transition of a civillian government, this did not go well as the National Guard was sent in, and opened fire, it did not stop them from protesting and another coup d'etat happened in 1989, ending Fred Goldlock's military rule and beginning a year long crisis.

State of New Shingleton in the modern era
Today, the State of New Shingleton is widely regarded in the St. Ark Federation as a declining state as the damage was done, industrial areas were reduced to skeletonized buildings and widely inhabited by homeless people, Jefferson Hospital was having lack of equipment and closed down in 2024, the Federation War Memorial was demolished and a museum was in it's place, Freddy's Brewery and Restaurant was abandoned after the 1989 revolution and was renovated into an armed resistance museum.

The Catholic Memorial which was burnt down was rebuilt as a Catholic church, and the Boylston Grand Hotel was demolished and rebuilt, leaving only abandoned sections of the hotel with everything left behind, the New Shinglederry Market was closed in 1996, leaving only one statue of James Spence Monroe, the Museum of Independence was also demolished and rebuilt.

The Steven Ogg International Airport was demolished in 1993 and was rebuilt aswell to accomodate more passengers, the Green Line was also reopened but several stations to abandoned industrial areas were still closed and abandoned to this day, the Green Line's purpose as a place for refugees to flee was wiped out.

The State of New Shingleton's days ended in 2079 as the St. Ark Federation declared war on the Kradovo-Telvinra alliance as skyscrapers were bombarded, and food shortages were rampant, Jefferson along with Shinglederry and Londonberry was nuked by Bistonia and also became the epicentre of The Void, which is deadly after a nuclear bomb.