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Re: West Virginia town with unexpected history still recovering 7 years after deadly flood
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Barnaby
Mar 23, 2023, 11:05:03 PM3/23/23
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On 25 Jul 2021, Tritek <tri...@gmail.com> posted some
news:sdl9q6$7ho$5...@news.dns-netz.com:
> I would suggest you stop kissing jiggaboo dicks
White Sulpher Springs, West Virginia, has attracted 28 U.S. presidents and
even British royalty thanks to its mountains and iconic Greenbrier resort.
The town was writing an unrivaled history until it was nearly wiped off
the map by a 1,000-year flood in 2016.
McKenzie Moya was pregnant and returning from work when her home washed
away.
"It's so hard to explain. Like, I can still see it to this day. It seems
like it just happened yesterday," she said. "It came up off the foundation
and floated about a football field away into my neighbor's house behind
me."
Business owner Tom Crabtree said raging waters ripped apart downtown,
triggered fires and landslides, and left 13 people dead.
"People sought refuge in trees. They climbed into their attics. They cut
holes in the roof to get out on the roof," Crabtree said.
The city, which suffered millions of dollars in damage, has tried to
rebuild ever since. The Greenbrier sheltered those left homeless in the
aftermath and then raced to reopen.
"It was very important that they got back open after they helped serve the
community," Moya told CBS News.
It turns out, the resort hidden in the mountains has a long history of
being a refuge.
From 1962 to 1992, there was a top-secret Cold War bunker for Congress
hidden below the ground. Behind doors reinforced to block nuclear fallout,
an auditorium was the backup U.S. House chamber, and there were 535 bunk
beds for all the members of Congress.
"It wasn't just hunker-in-the-bunker. They were going to continue to
function as the legislative branch," said Greenbrier historian Robert
Conte.
During World War II, the Army turned the resort into a hospital, treating
24,000 wounded, according to the National Park Service.
Now, as the flood's 7-year mark nears, the resort is luring customers and
money back to town. The resort's success will help businesses pay for the
rebuilding and keep its workers and families, including Moya and her
daughter, from having to move away.
<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/west-virginia-town-with-unexpected-history-
still-recovering-7-years-after-deadly-flood/>
Mother nature washed the stink of Barack Obama from the Greenbriar.
news:sdl9q6$7ho$5...@news.dns-netz.com:
> I would suggest you stop kissing jiggaboo dicks
White Sulpher Springs, West Virginia, has attracted 28 U.S. presidents and
even British royalty thanks to its mountains and iconic Greenbrier resort.
The town was writing an unrivaled history until it was nearly wiped off
the map by a 1,000-year flood in 2016.
McKenzie Moya was pregnant and returning from work when her home washed
away.
"It's so hard to explain. Like, I can still see it to this day. It seems
like it just happened yesterday," she said. "It came up off the foundation
and floated about a football field away into my neighbor's house behind
me."
Business owner Tom Crabtree said raging waters ripped apart downtown,
triggered fires and landslides, and left 13 people dead.
"People sought refuge in trees. They climbed into their attics. They cut
holes in the roof to get out on the roof," Crabtree said.
The city, which suffered millions of dollars in damage, has tried to
rebuild ever since. The Greenbrier sheltered those left homeless in the
aftermath and then raced to reopen.
"It was very important that they got back open after they helped serve the
community," Moya told CBS News.
It turns out, the resort hidden in the mountains has a long history of
being a refuge.
From 1962 to 1992, there was a top-secret Cold War bunker for Congress
hidden below the ground. Behind doors reinforced to block nuclear fallout,
an auditorium was the backup U.S. House chamber, and there were 535 bunk
beds for all the members of Congress.
"It wasn't just hunker-in-the-bunker. They were going to continue to
function as the legislative branch," said Greenbrier historian Robert
Conte.
During World War II, the Army turned the resort into a hospital, treating
24,000 wounded, according to the National Park Service.
Now, as the flood's 7-year mark nears, the resort is luring customers and
money back to town. The resort's success will help businesses pay for the
rebuilding and keep its workers and families, including Moya and her
daughter, from having to move away.
<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/west-virginia-town-with-unexpected-history-
still-recovering-7-years-after-deadly-flood/>
Mother nature washed the stink of Barack Obama from the Greenbriar.
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