The Greenbrier
Early development
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In 1858, the Grand Central Hotel was built. It came to be known as "The White" and, later, "The Old White". During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], as control of the property passed between the [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] and the [[Union Army]], it was almost burned to the ground. |
In 1858, the Grand Central Hotel was built. It came to be known as "The White" and, later, "The Old White". During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], as control of the property passed between the [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] and the [[Union Army]], it was almost burned to the ground. |
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After the Civil War, the resort reopened under [[Confederate |
After the Civil War, the resort reopened under [[Confederate]] Major [[Cornelius Boyle]] and became a vacation place for Southerners and Northerners alike. The "White Sulphur Manifesto",{{cite web |url=http://rosecransheadquarters.org/Rosecrans/WhiteSulphurManifesto/Lee.htm |access-date=August 26, 2010 |author=Robert E. Lee |title=White Sulphur Manifesto |date=August 26, 1868}} the only political paper published by Confederate General [[Robert E. Lee]] after the Civil War, advocated the merging of the two sides. The resort became a center of regional post-war society after the arrival of the railroad, which provided direct service to the resort's gates by 1869. |
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