Get to the Greenbrier, No. 8: The Bunker Tour

Our feature event at ADTA Greenbrier 2013 is a private tour of the U.S. Government Relocation Facility, now simply known as “the Bunker.”  Authorized during the Eisenhower administration, at the height of the Cold War, “Project Greek Island” was the secret construction of a facility beneath the West Virginia Wing, an addition to the Greenbrier, from 1959 to 1962.  The facility was designed as a haven for Congress in the event of nuclear attack, complete with chambers for the Senate and House and a massive hall for joint sessions. Once completed, the facility was maintained by a government employees working undercover as Forsythe Associates, ostensibly a company hired for audio/visual support services.  Read articles and information about the Bunker, here and here.

The facility remained top secret until it was exposed – some say controversially – in a Washington Post article in 1992 (read it here).  Shortly thereafter, the government decommissioned the bunker.  The Greenbrier leased part of the facility to a data storage company, and the remainder was preserved and opened for public tours.

We’ll have a private ADTA only tour on Friday afternoon, after which we’ll hit the hospitality suite and then proceed to dinner “on our own.”

So, Get To The Greenbrier, ADTA Nation and go on the Secret Bunker Tour.  Next up, Golf Chair Vic Flanagan on ADTA Nation Golf at the Greenbrier…..