[1] The community was founded in 1973 and was originally marketed towards the "working rich" operators of independent coal mines in that area.

Its fortunes and ownership have ebbed and flowed with that of the coal industry in that area.

The "old" section consisting of a club, two golf courses, a 200-room hotel with restaurants and other amenities, along with homes sold in the 1970s and 1980s, which (other than the homes) is owned by GSR, LLC a company owned by EMCO Capital and Justice Companies, the operator of The Greenbrier, and a "new" section which is to consist of new home sites and more recreational facilities, but is currently mostly woodland.

Efforts are ongoing to widen Route 19, which provides direct access to the resort.

The Turnpike responded by attempting to raise rates by 67%, but the courts ruled this illegal and the project was abandoned.