The Dead Acre was once one of many farms in southeast Westfall, close to the bridge leading into Duskwood. However, when the Defias Brotherhood took control of Westfall, they burned the farm that had once stood there, as well as the fields. Now, only the smoking ruins remain with mechanical Harvest Watchers roaming the smoldering fields.
During the Burning Legion's invasion, the area fell under the Burning Legion's control. Its residents were enslaved by nathrezim and were later killed by the defenders.