Vault 502

State Vault 502, typically refereed to as the 502 was a ran  that protected more than 30,000 citizens and servicemen during  which devastated the globe. Developed beneath the city of during the early 50's as a , it was converted into a  shelter for the  in 1959.

In 1962, with the and the  entangled in the  the two forces exchanged nuclear annihilation on October 18th. European members of the also responded to the attacks by deploying its weapons. Global occurred, causing the death of nearly 80% of the worlds population. Those designated the safety of the shelter included several government officials from and military leaders from. It was directly connected with two other shelters; including the Cumberland Shelter and West Virginia Preserve. President survived the attacks on  and he formally moved the government to the West Virginia Preserve, while the  moved to the 502.

President Kennedy along with maintained the legality of the government and the  while under the stipulations of the war; including a mandated government control of activities within the vaults. Although, if members were wished to leave they had the liberty to do so. In 1970, the government began operations to explore and inhabit the moderately devastated ruins of Louisville. Its goals in were relativity quick to come to fruition and settlement occurred quickly. In 1976, on the, four term President Kennedy announced the founding of Louisville as the new of the United States.