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Revision 744387 of "Places in Atlas Shrugged" on enwiki''This page aims to consolidate dozens of one-paragraph place descriptions into a single page. It is still very much a work in progress.'' ''Warning: [[Wikipedia contains spoilers]]'' ==Places in [[Ayn Rand]]'s novel, [[Atlas Shrugged]]== (in alphabetical order): ---- '''Algeria:''' In [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|Section 152]], we learn [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] threw a party at an Algerian desert resort where he gave away an ermine coat to any woman who undressed in step with the melting of ice sculptures. ---- '''Andes:''' [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] has a villa in the Andes. This is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section141|Section 141]]. [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Sebastian d'Anconia's]] first estate in the New World was a shack in the foothills of the Andes ([[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|Section 152]]). ---- '''Argentina:''' Argentina is the home of [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] and the ancestral home of his family. [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Sebastian d'Anconia]] fled to Argentina to escape the Inquisition. *Argentina is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section132|132]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|152]]. ---- '''Arizona:''' Arizona is the home of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Phoenix-Durango|Phoenix-Durango]] railroad. Arizona is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section146|146]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|171]]. ---- '''Atlantic Ocean:''' The Atlantic Ocean is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|Section 161]]. It is where [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Ragnar Danneskjold]] is active as a pirate. ---- '''Bar Harbor:''' Bar Harbor is a city in Maine that is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|Section 161]] as a place where [[Atlas_Shrugged/Ragnar Danneskjold|Ragnar Danneskjold]] has been spotted. ---- '''Buenos Aries:''' The home of the d'Anconia estate and the residence of [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Francisco's Father]]. ---- '''California:''' [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Hank Rearden]] has business concerns on California. In [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section121|Section 121]] [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Lillian Rearden]] asks [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Rearden]] to promise he won't be in California on the night of December 10. ---- '''Cheyenne Wyoming:''' [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] is the northern terminus of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]]. It is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|171]]. ---- '''Chicago:''' [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Dagny Taggart]] passes through Chicago while returning from an inspection of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]] in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section112|Section 112]]. In [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|Section 171]] we learn Dagny flew to Chicago to take over [[Atlas_Shrugged/Summit Casting|Summit Casting]] which had gone bankrupt before delivering parts needed for the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]]. ---- '''Chile:''' [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] owns extensive mining properties in Chile. Chile is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section132|Section 132]]. ---- '''Cleveland:''' *Cleveland is the home of [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Patrick Henry University]]. *[[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Dagny Taggart]] got off her train at Cleveland while returning from an inspection of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]] in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section112|Section 112]]. She phoned [[Atlas_Shrugged/Hank Rearden|Hank Rearden]] and placed the first order of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rearden Metal|Rearden Metal]]. *[[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|McNamara's]] offices are located in Cleveland. Cleveland is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section114|114]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section133|133]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|152]]. ---- '''Colorado:''' Colorado is the home of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Wyatt Oil|Wyatt Oil]] and the state with the most vigorous economy in the beginning of [[Atlas Shrugged]]. It is served by [[Atlas_Shrugged/Taggart Transcontinental|Taggart Transcontinental's]] collapsing [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]]. It is also the location of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Galts Gulch|Galt's Gulch]]. Colorado is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section114|114]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section145|145]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section146|146]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section147|147]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section148|148]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|161]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|171]]. ---- '''Connecticut:''' The home of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Amalgamated Switch and Signal|Amalgamated Switch and Signal]]. Connecticut is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|Section 171]]. ---- '''Delaware Bay:''' An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey and Delaware - in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|Section 161]] it is mentioned as a place where [[Atlas_Shrugged/Ragnar Danneskjold|Ragnar Danneskjold]] has been spotted. ---- '''Denver:''' The home of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Barton and Jones|Barton and Jones]]. Mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|Section 171]]. ---- '''Detroit:''' [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Hank Rearden]] knows a contractor in Detroit who is interested in buying [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rearden Metal|Rearden Metal]]. Detroit is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|Section 161]]. ---- '''El Paso, Texas:''' [[El Paso, Texas]] is the southern terminus of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]]. [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] was in El Paso at the time [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Mrs. Gilbert Vail]] claimed he was with her in the Andes. El Paso is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|152]]. ---- '''England:''' The People's State of England is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|section 161]]. [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Ragnar Danneskjold's]] ship is said to be better than any in the English navy. ---- '''Europe:''' In Atlas Shrugged, Europe has declined faster than the United States and has become an economic wasteland. For the most part, countries in Europe are mentioned only in the context of a relief ship being sent there, usually one that has been seized by [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Ragnar Danneskjold]]. Europe is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|section 161]]. ---- '''Fifth Avenue:''' A street in downtown New York. In [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|section 111]], [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Eddie Willers]] walks down Fifth Avenue on his way to the Taggart Transcontinental building. ---- '''France:''' The People's State of France was to receive a large ship of relief supplies from the United States, but this ship was seized by [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Ragnar Danneskjold]]. This is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|Section 161]]. ---- '''Hudson River:''' [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Dagny Taggart's]] childhood home was located in the hills overlooking The Hudson River. The home is also said to be five miles from Rockdale, though the actual Rockdale, NY is more like one hundred miles from the Hudson River. It is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|152]]. ---- '''Illinois:''' The home of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Summit Casting|Summit Casting]]. Illinois is mentioned in section [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|Section 171]]. ---- '''Lake Michigan:''' Ore is shipped across Lake Michigan. However the ships used to transport it are growing so old that the shipping lanes are dying. Paul Larkin cuts a deal with James Taggart to ship his ore by rail, which drives the Lake Michigan shippers out of existence, and makes Larkin dependent on Taggart. ---- '''Louisiana:''' [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Eddie Willers]] finds a wood-burning locomotive in [[Louisiana]] which is used to run trains on the [[Atlas_Shrugged/San Sebastian Line|San Sebastian Line]]. This is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section132|Section 132]]. ---- '''Madrid:''' In [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|Section 152]] a young [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] mentions he spent a winter in Madrid with the Duke of Alba. ---- '''Maine:''' Maine is mentioned in passing in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|Section 161]]. Someone is complaining about the sense of forebodding she has whenever it is dark, as if the daylight will never return. Another woman says her cousin in Maine feels the same way. The conversation then turns to [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Ragnar Danneskjold]], who has been seen off the coast of Maine. ---- Mexico:''' Mexico, formally the People's State of Mexico, is a poor, corrupt third-world nation. It is the home of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/San Sebastian Mines|San Sebastian Mines]] and of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Taggart Transcontinental|Taggart Transcontinental's]] [[Atlas_Shrugged/San Sebastian Line|San Sebastian Line]]. After millions of investment dollars are poured into these projects, they are nationalized by the Mexican government. Mexico is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section131|131]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section132|132]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section142|142]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section143|143]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section151|151]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|152]]. ---- '''Mexico City:''' [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Jules Mott]] is [[Atlas_Shrugged/Taggart Transcontinental|Taggart Transcontinental's]] representative in Mexico City. Mexico City is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section142|142]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section143|143]]. ---- '''Middle West:''' [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Nathaniel Taggart]] is rumoured to have killed a state legislator from the Middle West. Supposedly the legislator had sold short shares of Taggart's railroad, and was using his power in the state government to drive the railroad into bankruptcy. This is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section132|Section 132]]. ---- '''Minnesota:''' Minnesota was the location of [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Hank Rearden's]] first job, working in the iron mines at age 14. He continues to hold business concerns there. In [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|section 171]] Rearden lies to [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Dagny Taggart]] about going to Minnesota so he doesn't have to fly with her to New York. Minnesota is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section121|121]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|171]]. ---- '''Montana:''' The location of [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia's]] first job with [[Atlas_Shrugged/DAnconia Copper|d'Anconia Copper]]. It is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|section 152]]. ---- '''Nantucket:''' Nantucket is an island off the southern coast of Massachusetts, [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Ragnar Danneskjold]] has been spotted there. Nantucket is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|section 161]]. ---- '''New Jersey:''' New Jersey is the home of [[Atlas_Shrugged/United Locomotive Works|United Locomotive Works]]. New Jersey is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section141|section 141]]. ---- '''New Mexico:''' New Mexico is a state where the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Phoenix-Durango|Phoenix-Durango]] has successfully obtained the freight business that formerly went to the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]]. After the passage of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Anti-dog-eat-dog Rule|Anti-dog-eat-dog Rule]] the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Phoenix-Durango|Phoenix-Durango]] is forced to abandon operations in New Mexico, as well as in Colorado. New Mexico is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section146|146]]. ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/New York|New York]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Norway|Norway]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Ohio|Ohio]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Philadelphia|Philadelphia]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Portugal|Portugal]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Redding|Redding]] (Connecticut?) ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rockdale|Rockdale]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/San Francisco|San Francisco]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Scotland|Scotland]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Spain|Spain]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Turkey|Turkey]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/United States|United States]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Valparaiso|Valparaiso]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Washington|Washington]] ---- [[Atlas_Shrugged/Wilmington|Wilmington]] (Delaware?) 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