This is the current conditions weather report for White Sulphur Springs. The report was made 31 minutes ago, at 06:01 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 10 miles per hour / 16.7 kilometers per hour from the north (010°). The temperature was 32°F / 0°C, with a dew-point at 32°F / 0°C. The temperature felt like 25°F / -4°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.77 inHg / 1009 hPa. The relative humidity was 93%. The skies were overcast.
White Sulphur Springs grew in the first half of the nineteenth century as the southern Queen of the Watering Places. The hot springs resort first became the standard summer destination for wealthy low-country residents seeking reprieve from heat, humidity, and disease. As its popularity increased and it gained status as a socially exclusive site, the spring attracted elite guests from all areas of the South.
The resort, now known as
The Greenbrier, remains one of the country's most luxurious and exclusive resorts. For many years, Sam Snead was the resort's golf pro. The resort has another significant place in golf history; in 1979, it hosted the first Ryder Cup to feature the current competitive setup of the United States and European sides. Indeed golf in the United States began near White Sulphur Springs when the Montague family founded Oakhurst Links in 1884, making it the oldest organized golf club in the country.
The Greenbrier also attained notoriety in 1992, when the Washington Post revealed that the resort had been the site of a "bunker" intended to protect the U.S. Congress in the event of a nuclear attack during the Cold War.
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