The bunker wasn’t strong enough to sustain a direct hit from a nuclear weapon but it would be safe from a hit 20-25 miles away. I found it very interesting that two of the outside entrances to the bunker stopped unwanted snoopers with a simple “Danger High Voltage” sign.
That made the suspicion and the paper trail harder to trace because the government already does business with the railroad companies. The hotel was owned and operated by C&O rail lines which meant the government never technically owned the bunker. It was conveniently built during the West Virginia Wing addition to the hotel from 1958-1961. (c- rations in the 1970s) The bunker had the perfect cover The mountains in West Virginia also made it harder to see from the air and caused it to be seen as a less likely target of national interest.īecause radioactivity is believed to travel in a straight line, the mountains helped to shield the hotel from the nuclear fallout. This also made the location accessible and well hidden.Ī small private airstrip was also on the property but that has since been turned into a golf course. The bunker was also a few minutes off the expressway and close to a train stop. It is located 240 miles away from Washington, D.C. Why Did The Government Put a Top Secret Bunker in West Virginia?
It is the size of two football fields at 112,544 sq. ft. This leak now allows the public to see what our government had in place to house the House of Representatives and the U.S. A reporter for the Washington Post leaked the story in 1992 and the Government was completely out of there by 1995.
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