West Virginia town with unexpected history still recovering 7 years after deadly flood

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West Virginia town with unexpected history still recovering 7 years after deadly flood
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Seven years after devastating floods damaged parts of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, the resort town is luring in customers and money, which will in turn help businesses pay for the town's rebuilding.

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."It's so hard to explain. Like, I can still see it to this day. It seems like it just happened yesterday," she said.

"People sought refuge in trees. They climbed into their attics. They cut holes in the roof to get out on the roof," Crabtree said. "It was very important that they got back open after they helped serve the community," Moya told CBS News. 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.

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