Project X, Project Casper, or later known as Project Greek Islands was a secret bunker built for the members of congress to go to if a nuclear war developed from the 1960s to the 1990s. This project came to a cost of $14 million dollars. It was fortunately never used. The Greenbrier resort was constructed on top of the bunker, and is located in white sulphur springs, West Virginia in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains approximately 120 miles outside Charleston, South Carolina. (http://www.npr.org/2011/03/26/134379296/the-secret-bunker-congress-never-used)
The Greenbrier Resort was used for many things throughout history. During the Civil War it was a confederate hospital. After the Civil War, Robert E., a leading confederate general Lee frequently visited the resort. In World War Two high level German and Japanese…show more content… The bunker was being built right in plain sight. Construction of the built the exhibit hall and two meeting were being right in front of the public's view. These rooms were open to the Greenbrier guests as part of the above ground wing. Rumors still stirred as for speculation of the construction project was associated with significant evacuation periods which went on during the peak years of the nuclear fallout shelter turmoil. (The History Of The Greenbrier America’s Resort) As a safety precaution the government could not direct the construction project. Instead, they hired C&O Railways to be an “undisclosed agent” while building the bunker. Also, they followed a military procedure where they only told people exactly how much they needed to know. Anyone who received any security clearance to the bunker had to sign a nondisclosure agreement. This was a part of the security enforcement system. (The History Of The Greenbrier America’s
