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The Greenbrier Bunker: Congress's Secret Shelter Under a Luxury Resort

Project Greek Island stayed hidden for three decades beneath a West Virginia hotel.

Quick answer

What is the Greenbrier bunker?

The Greenbrier bunker is a Cold War fallout shelter built secretly beneath the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, to house the US Congress in a nuclear war. Code-named Project Greek Island, it was built from 1958 to 1961 and kept ready for about 30 years. The Washington Post revealed it in 1992, and it was decommissioned in 1995. It is now open for tours.

Timeline

  1. 1958Construction begins under a new wing of the Greenbrier, with the hotel's cooperation.
  2. 1961The bunker is completed, with dormitories, a hospital, and chambers for the House and Senate.
  3. 1960s to 1990sA small team posing as hotel audio-visual staff keeps it stocked and ready.
  4. May 31, 1992The Washington Post publishes reporter Ted Gup's story exposing the bunker.
  5. 1995The government ends its lease. The bunker becomes a tour attraction.

What is documented, and what is not

On the record

  • The bunker exists and can be toured.
  • It was designed for members of Congress and essential staff, not their families.
  • It was secret for about 30 years.

Disputed or unproven

  • How it would have performed in a real attack, and how members would have reached it in time, were never tested.

Common questions

Can you visit the Greenbrier bunker?

Yes. The Greenbrier resort offers guided tours.

Who would have stayed in the Greenbrier bunker?

Members of Congress and essential staff. Families were not included.

How was the Greenbrier bunker revealed?

Washington Post reporter Ted Gup exposed it in May 1992.

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