Owensburg

Overview
Owensburg is a city-state located along the southern tip of Lake Wobegon, east of Timmons and north of Shanty. Its citizens are called Owensburgers.

Pre-Virus History
Owensburg was a resort city that catered to affluent predators of Grand Capital and the surrounding vicinity. In its hey-day, it boasted a sizable number of marinas, five and four star hotels, private parks, theaters and casinos. It even had its own professional golf course, race track and minor league baseball team. The city was herald as one of the best resort towns in local and international magazines, with the Grand Capital Review calling it, "A place where the women are strong, the men are handsome and the children are above average." as well as "The finest city around."

Post-Virus History
Owensburg, while taking 100% casualty rate from the Virus, remained virtually unharmed by the onslaught brought on by the Age of Chaos, perhaps due in part to its location and lack of population. It remained abandoned for almost 40 years, allowing the lake to widdle away at its foundation and for nature to overstock the lake and overtake the exterior parts of town.

Immigrants from the Cold North soon discovered and moved to Owensburg and became a new generation of Owensburgers, refitting and rebuilding a lot of the old buildings to meet the demands of this brave new world. Owensburg continued to grow and eventually an oligarchy was formed with the original founders, whom enforce the laws to the extent and capacity that they can.

Contemporary
Owensburg is arguably one of the largest cities around and the city-state continues to expand to meet its needs. Just recently, Shanty allowed itself to be peacefully annexed by Owensburg in exchange for medical supplies and knowledgeable doctors. The Owensburg Oligarchy is also looking to annex Timmons in the same manner, but currently they've chose not to. Some speculate that this may lead to war in the north, but nothing is certain.