I remember when the Greenbrier was labeled a "conspiracy theory". Now they give tours of this "theory" and profiled it on the History Channel:
Bunker History
Construction began in 1958 on the 112,544-square-foot bunker, which was built 720 feet into the hillside under The Greenbrier's West Virginia Wing.
Once complete in 1961, the facility was maintained in a constant state of readiness by a small group of government employees working undercover as Forsythe Associates, a company hired by the resort for audio/visual support services.
During its Eisenhower-Era use, the bunker provided the following:
Four entrances; three to The Greenbrier's grounds and one to the main building
25-ton blast door that opens with only 50 lbs. of pressure
Decontamination chambers
18 dormitories, designed to accommodate over 1,100 people
Power plant with purification equipment and three 25,000-gallon water storage tanks
Three 14,000-gallon diesel fuel storage tanks
Communications area, including television production area and audio recording booths
Clinic with 12 hospital beds, medical and dental operating rooms
Laboratory
Pharmacy
Intensive care unit
Cafeteria
Meeting rooms for the House and Senate, the Governor's Hall and Mountaineer room
Over the 30 years that it was an active facility, communications and other equipment were updated, keeping the bunker at full-operation status. The location of the facility, critical to its effectiveness, remained a secret for more than three decades.
On May 31, 1992, The Washington Post published an article, "The Last Resort" which exposed the facility. In 1995, the US government ended the lease agreement with The Greenbrier, and later that year, the resort began offering tours of the historic facility.
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