Innsmouth

Innsmouth, Massachusetts was a coastal town that was razed by the police sometime shortly before 1920. Its residents, the Innsmouthers, had developed a unique, fish-like physical appearance, which they took pride in and boasted was a "blessing of the sea".

Following the destruction of Innsmouth, many Innsmouthers fled to nearby Oakmont as refugees, but were met with prejudice and disdain. The Blackwood Grand Family initially sheltered the Innsmouthers, but that stopped after the Blackwoods vanished amidst the Flood. Robert Throgmorton of the Throgmorton Grand Family has devoted his considerable influence to ensuring the city administration of Oakmont continues to deny aid and opportunity to the Innsmouthers.

The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Innsmouth is a fictional town created by H. P. Lovecraft. It's the setting of The Shadow over Innsmouth, and is also referenced in several other of his works. You can read it here. The Sinking City's Innsmouth varies slighty from the book.

Trivia & References

 * The Innsmouthers appearance resembles the infamous Blobfish, titled "The World's Ugliest Fish."
 * The Devil's Reef Hotel is a reference to the Devil Reef, a low black reef a mile and a half out from Innsmouth Harbor.
 * Oakmont doesn't appear on maps, like Innsmouth.