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Old 11-07-2003, 11:48 AM
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Re: Next question...

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Originally posted by NutBrnHair
The Greenbrier, in White Sulpher Springs, WV, hosted the Chi Omega Convention over 25 times. This resort in the Allegheny Mountains is also known for:
a.) one of the deepest secrets of the Cold War -- for 30 years, a bunker was beneath the resort for members of Congress in the event of a nuclear war
Yes, XOAlumXO, you got it!

“Project Greek Island,” the ultimate bomb shelter, designed and intended to house Congress in the event of a nuclear war, is now open to the public. The facility, built under The Greenbrier resort, was planned by the Eisenhower Administration during the Cold War. Russia had detonated an atomic bomb in 1949. Nuclear war was a real possibility. Our government wanted a shelter for Congress if such a war ever happened.
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