White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
The Greenbrier Clinic and Project Greek Island
Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, July 7, 2015
1. The Greenbrier Clinic and Project Greek Island Marker
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The Greenbrier Clinic and Project Greek Island. . The West Virginia Wind atop Copeland's Hill was built in the early 1960's to provide more hotel rooms and a new location for the Greenbrier Clinic. The Clinic had opened in 1948 offering personalized diagnostic medical care in a resort setting. This construction project also created a cover story to disguise the installation of a secret underground Congressional bunker buried in the hillside in front of you. Project Greek Island was the code name for this "emergency relocation center," part of a Cold War plan to evacuate government leaders from Washington D.C. In case of imminent conflict Congress would have reassembled and continued to function here within a 112,000 square foot facility. The bunker included House and Senate chambers, dormitories, dining rooms, staff office space, power plant, medical clinic and sophisticated communications equipment. The bunker was decommissioned in 1995.
The West Virginia Wind atop Copeland's Hill was built in the early 1960's to provide more hotel rooms and a new location for the Greenbrier Clinic. The Clinic had opened in 1948 offering personalized diagnostic medical care in a resort setting. This construction project also created a cover story to disguise the installation of a secret underground Congressional bunker buried in the hillside in front of you. Project Greek Island was the code name for this "emergency relocation center," part of a Cold War plan to evacuate government leaders from Washington D.C. In case of imminent conflict Congress would have reassembled and continued to function here within a 112,000 square foot facility. The bunker included House and Senate chambers, dormitories, dining rooms, staff office space, power plant, medical clinic and sophisticated communications equipment. The bunker was decommissioned in 1995.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, Cold. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.
Location. 37° 47.146′ N, 80° 18.512′ W. Marker is in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in Greenbrier County. It can be reached from W. Main Street (U.S. 60). Marker is in the rear of the Greenbrier Hotel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White Sulphur Springs WV 24986, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Southern Coalfields. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Door is about 12 inches thick and was concealed by a false wall inside the hotel.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 7, 2015
4. False wall the covered the security door.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,192 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
