Olde Town

Olde Town (a.k.a. "Olde Towne") is a village incorporated in the Greater Opomatic Borough. Being north at the northern end of Port Stanley, it is thus officially recognised as Opomatic North. As its name suggests, the town's infrastructure remains rather decrepit with many facilities dated or no longer operational.

Pre-European History
Before the first European settlements, the Maithwater Valley (colloquially known as "The Bella Vista" by it's contemporary inhabitants although historically called "Tapuwhati" by the natives), which now encompasses the Opomatic, Olde Town and Rico boroughs, had long been a sacred Kaipukiwi establishment. For more than 1700 years, the geographical location of Olde Town itself had actually served as a site for a number native ceremonial processions and rituals. The best archived Kaipukiwi events, of which we have descriptions today, are namely those for the summer and winter solstices, harvest season festival, and praising of the Hunt ceremonies. Various religious rituals were known to have taken place there, including those for the initiation of a new chaman and the crowning of a new Kaiarahi, though no Europeans had ever been permitted to attend such events. However, due to the Great Pagan Massacre of 1695, many of the religious structures at the Olde Town site had been burned or destroyed, leaving hardly any significant remnains for contemporary archeologists. Consequently, little is certain about as to the extent of activities having taken place there.

Town History
Founded in 1698 by Catholic Priests, Olde Town was composed mostly of Irish Catholics and Opomatic was composed mostly of English Protestants. Opomatic grew at a much faster rate and Olde Towne remained, well... Old. In 1832 Olde Towne was devasted by an eruption of Mt Hubert which destroyed everything on the north side of the Yuberry River including the renouwned Aldych Castle. Many people moved away and most of the town was abandoned by 1850.

In 1858 a wealthy merchant bought the land and decided to tear down most of the village and start from scratch. The only buildings that remained were the Aldych Castle and the Lafayette House (Mama's Ice Cream Shop). Many "flats" were constructed in the city. Port Stanley's international airport from 1915 to 1955 was constructed on the northern end of the city. An industrial sector was created south of the airport. With the Yuberry Cobblestone Mining Company established south of the airport in 1905. In 1934 the Orange Line reached Olde Town.

By 1945 the Tectium Geological Department (TGD) started to monitor a fault in the Yuberry River called to Yuberry Fault. A early warning system was established in th 60s after little tremors were detected for the first time in 1967. The early warning system was only used in 1979 when a 7.1 Earthquake shook the Maithwater "Bella Vista" Valley.