Fort Knox is a

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installation in

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, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the

United States Bullion Depository The United States Bullion Depository, often known as Fort Knox, is a fortified vault building located next to the United States Army post of Fort Knox, Kentucky. It is operated by the United States Department of the Treasury. The vault is used ...

, which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official

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s, and with which it is often conflated. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence, including the Army Human Resources Command. It is named in honor of

Henry Knox Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806), a Founding Father of the United States, was a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, serving as chief of artillery in most of Washington's campaigns. Following the ...

, Chief of Artillery in the

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and the first

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. For 60 years, Fort Knox was the home of the U.S. Army Armor Center and the

U.S. Army Armor School The United States Army Armoured warfare, Armor School (formerly Armored Force School) is a training school located at Fort Benning, Georgia. Its primary focus is the training of United States Army soldiers, non-commissioned officers, Warrant Of ...

, and was used by both the Army and the Marine Corps to train crews on the American tanks of the day; the last was the

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. The history of the U.S. Army's Cavalry and Armored forces, and of General

George S. Patton George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third United States Army in France ...

's career, is shown at the General George Patton Museum on the grounds of Fort Knox. In 2011, the U.S. Army Armor School moved to

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, Georgia, where the Infantry School is also based. In 2014, the U.S. Army Cadet Command relocated to Fort Knox and all summer training for

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cadets now takes place there. On 16 October 2020,

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was reactivated at Fort Knox, just over seven years after the colors were last cased in

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in July 2013.

Bullion depository

The United States Bullion Depository, often known as Fort Knox, is a fortified vault building adjacent to the Fort Knox Army Post. It is operated by the

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and stores over half the country's

s. It is protected by the United States Mint Police and is well known for its

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. The depository was built by the Treasury in 1936 on land transferred to it from Fort Knox. Early shipments of gold totaling almost 13,000 metric tons were escorted by combat cars of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment to the depository. It has in the past safeguarded other precious items, such as the

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and the

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Census-designated place

Parts of the base in Hardin and Meade counties form a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP), which had a population of 12,377 at the 2000 census and 10,124 at the 2010 census.

Patton Museum

The

General George Patton Museum of Leadership The General George Patton Museum of Leadership is a publicly accessible museum on Fort Knox, Kentucky, dedicated to the memory and life lessons of General George S. Patton, Jr., and the continuing education of Junior Army leaders in the Unit ...

at Fort Knox includes an exhibit highlighting leadership issues that arose from the attacks of September 11, 2001, which includes two firetrucks. One of them, designated Foam 161, was partially charred and melted in the attack upon the Pentagon. Fort Knox is also the location of the United States Army's

Human Resources Command The United States Army Human Resources Command (Army HRC or simply HRC) is a command of the United States Army. HRC is a direct reporting unit (DRU) supervised by the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (DCS), G-1, focused on impr ...

's Timothy Maude Center of Excellence, which was named in honor of Lieutenant General Timothy Maude, the highest-ranking member of the U.S. military to die in the attacks of 11 September 2001. In 2011, the U.S. Army Armor School was relocated to "The Maneuver Center of Excellence" at FT Benning, GA.

History

Fortification

Fortifications were constructed near the site in 1861, during the

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when

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was constructed. Fort Duffield was located on what was known as

Muldraugh Hill Muldraugh Hill is an escarpment in Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, and Nelson counties of central Kentucky separating the Bluegrass on the north and north-east from the Pennyrile on the south and south-west. This escarpment fades into the Pottsville ...

on a strategic point overlooking the confluence of the

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and

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s and the

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. The area was contested by both

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and

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forces. Bands of organized guerrillas frequently raided the area during the war. John Hunt Morgan and the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment of the Confederate Army raided the area before staging his infamous raid across

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and

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Post Civil War

After the war, the area now occupied by the Army was home to various small communities. In October 1903, military maneuvers for the Regular Army and the National Guards of several states were held at

West Point, Kentucky West Point is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Hardin County, Kentucky, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, near the edge of Fort Knox military reservation on U.S. Route 31W, Dixie Highway. It is located in a former meander ...

and the surrounding area. In April 1918, field artillery units from

Camp Zachary Taylor Camp Zachary Taylor was a military training camp in Louisville, Kentucky. It opened in 1917, to train soldiers for U.S. involvement in World War I, and was closed three years later. It was initially commanded by Guy Carleton and after the war it ...

arrived at West Point for training. near the village of Stithton were leased to the government and construction for a permanent training center was started in July 1918.

New camp

The new camp was named after

, the

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's chief of artillery during the Revolutionary War and the country's first Secretary of War. The camp was extended by the purchase of a further in June 1918 and construction properly began in July 1918. The building program was reduced following the end of the war and reduced further following cuts to the army in 1921 after the

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. The camp was greatly reduced and became a semi-permanent training center for the 5th Corps Area for Reserve Officer training, the National Guard, and Citizen's Military Training Camps (CMTC). For a short while, from 1925 to 1928, the area was designated as "Camp Henry Knox National Forest."

Air Corps use

The post contains an airfield, called

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, that was used by the

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, and its successor, the

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as a training base during World War II. It was used by the Kentucky Air National Guard for several years after the war until they relocated to Standiford Field in Louisville. The airfield is still in use by the United States Army Aviation Branch.

Protection of America's founding documents

For protection after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Declaration of Independence, the

and the Gettysburg Address were all moved for safekeeping to the United States Bullion Depository until Major W. C. Hatfield ordered their release after the D-Day Landings on 19 September 1944.

Mechanized military unit occupation

Infantryman in 1942 with M1 Garand, Fort Knox, KY

In 1931 a small force of the mechanized cavalry was assigned to Camp Knox to use it as a training site. The camp was turned into a permanent

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in January 1932 and renamed Fort Knox. The 1st Cavalry Regiment arrived later in the month to become the 1st Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized). In 1936 the 1st was joined by the 13th to become the 7th Cavalry Brigade (Mechanized). The site quickly became the center for mechanization tactics and doctrine. The success of the German mechanized units at the start of

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was a major impetus to operations at the fort. A new Armored Force was established in July 1940 with its headquarters at Fort Knox with the 7th Cavalry Brigade becoming the 1st Armored Division. The Armored Force School and the Armored Force Replacement Center were also sited at Fort Knox in October 1940, and their successors remained there until 2010, when the Armor School moved to Fort Benning, Georgia. The site was expanded to cope with its new role. By 1943, there were 3,820 buildings on . A third of the post has been torn down within the last ten years, with another third slated by 2010.

1947 Universal Military Training Experimental Unit

In 1947, Fort Knox hosted the Universal Military Training Experimental Unit, a six-month project that aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of providing new 18-20 year-old Army recruits with basic military training that emphasized physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. This project was undertaken with the aim of persuading the public to support President

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's proposal to require all eligible American men to undergo universal military training. '' Stripes'' (1981) was filmed using the exterior of Fort Knox but did not show the inside of the facility for security reasons.

1993 shooting

On 18 October 1993, Arthur Hill went on a shooting rampage, killing three and wounding two before attempting suicide, shooting and severely wounding himself. The shooting occurred at Fort Knox's Training Support Center. Prior to the incident, Hill's coworkers claimed they were afraid of a mentally unstable person who was at work. Hill died on 21 October of his self-inflicted gunshot wound.

2013 shooting

On 3 April 2013, a civilian employee was shot and killed in a parking lot on post. The victim was an employee of the

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and was transported to the

Ireland Army Community Hospital The earliest hospital at Fort Knox Kentucky, was a World War I cantonment building, constructed in 1918 on the site of the Lindsey Golf Course. When the facility burned in 1928, medical services moved to the World War I guesthouse on Bullion Bou ...

, where he was pronounced dead. This shooting caused a temporary lock-down that was lifted around 7 p.m. on the same day. U.S. Army Sgt. Marquinta E. Jacobs, a soldier stationed at Fort Knox, was charged on 4 April with the shooting. He pleaded guilty to charges of premeditated murder and aggravated assault, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison on 10 January 2014.

Human Resources Command

The Army Human Resources Command Center re-located to Fort Knox from the Washington D.C./Virginia area beginning in 2009. New facilities are under construction throughout Fort Knox, such as the ne
''Army Human Resource Center''
the largest construction project in the history of Fort Knox. It is a $185 million, three-story, complex of six interconnected buildings, sitting on . In May 2010, The Human Resource Center of Excellence, the largest office building in the state, opened at Fort Knox. The new center employs nearly 4,300 soldiers and civilians.

Education

The

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(DoDEA) operates on-post public schools for all sections of the property.
Text list
- "Fort Knox Dependent Schools" refers to the DoDEA schools. They are: * Kingsolver School (Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 1) * Van Voorhis Elementary School (Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 5) * Scott Intermediate School (Grades 6-8) *

Fort Knox Middle High School Fort Knox Middle High School is a middle/high school in Hardin County, Kentucky, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, serving grades 7–12 on the grounds of Fort Knox. The original building was constructed in 1958, with further additions in ...

(Grades 9-12) The secondary school, formerly Fort Knox High School, was built in 1958 and has undergone only a handful of renovations since then, including a new building which was completed in 2007.

Units

Current

''Source'': *

First Army Division East First Army Division East is a division of the First United States Army. With its new role, the First Army developed two subordinate multi-component headquarters – one division to support the eastern United States and the other to support the ...

** 4th Cavalry Brigade *

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19th Engineer Battalion The 19th Engineer Battalion is a United States Army combat engineering unit. This unit provides general engineering support during military operations. It is an Echelon Above Brigade (EAB) engineer unit, composed of five-line companies (15th Con ...

1st Sustainment Command (Theater) The 1st Theater Sustainment Command (1st TSC) is a major subordinate unit of United States Army Central at Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States. History The 1st Logistical Command was activated as a planning headquarters in October 1950 at Fort Mc ...

* 902nd Military Intelligence Group (United States) *

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(responsible for

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, senior mission command and installation commander) * Ireland Army Community Hospital MEDDAC *

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100th Infantry Division (United States) The 100th Training Division (Leader Development) (formerly the 100th Infantry Division) is a division of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky. It currently serves as a major training command of the United States Army Rese ...

Army Reserve Aviation Command Army Reserve Aviation Command (ARAC) is the headquarters command for all aviation assets in the United States Army Reserve. It is located at Fort Knox, Kentucky and is commanded by a Brigadier General. The command consists of approximately 5,000 ...

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83rd U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Center 83rd may refer to: *83rd Academy Awards, a ceremony that honored the best films of 2010 in the United States and took place on February 27, 2011 *83rd Grey Cup, the 1995 Canadian Football League championship game *83rd meridian east, a line of lon ...

* 1st Armor Training Brigade * 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (inactivated 2014) *

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** 1st Squadron ** 2nd Squadron ** 3rd Squadron *

194th Armored Brigade The 194th Armored Brigade is a separate brigade of the US Army. All armor, cavalry, and armor and cavalry mechanic soldiers, and Marines in equivalent specialties, are trained by the 194th under the armor component of the Maneuver Center of Excell ...

** 1st Cavalry Regiment *** 7th Squadron (Air) **** Troops A, B, C, D, & HHT **** 235th Aviation Co. (Attack Helicopter) ** 81st Armored Regiment *** 1st Battalion *** 2nd Battalion *** 3rd Battalion **

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*** 5th Squadron *** 6th Squadron ** 46th Infantry Regiment *** 1st Battalion *** 2nd Battalion * 34th Military Police Detachment * 46th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) *

100th Army Band The 100th Army Band, popularly known as the Band of the Century, is a United States Army Reserve unit stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and attached to the 81st Readiness Division. It was reassigned from the 100th Infantry Division on 1 October ...

* 95th Infantry Division (United States) (moved to

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) *

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(moved to

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) * 113th Band Source:

Geography

Fort Knox is located at 37°54'09.96" North, 85°57'09.11" West, along the

. The depository itself is located at 37°52'59.59" North, 85°57'55.31" West. According to the Census Bureau, the base CDP has a total area of , of which is land and —0.14%—is water. Communities near Fort Knox include

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, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville, Louisville, Radcliff, Shepherdsville, and

Vine Grove, Kentucky Vine Grove is a home rule-class city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,520 at the 2010 census, up from 4,169 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Elizabethtown–Fort Knox Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geograph ...

. The Meade County city of

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is completely surrounded by Fort Knox.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Fort Knox has a

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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,377 people, 2,748 households, and 2,596 families residing on base. The population density was . There were 3,015 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the base was 66.3%

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, 23.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.7%

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, 0.4%

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, 4.3% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.4% of the population. There were 2,748 households, out of which 77.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.5% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.49 and the average family size was 3.60. The age distribution was 34.9% under the age of 18, 25.5% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 2.3% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 155.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 190.3 males. These statistics are generally typical for military bases. The median income for a household on the base was US$34,020, and the median income for a family was $33,588. Males had a median income of $26,011 versus $21,048 for females. The per capita income for the base was $12,410. About 5.8% of the population and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under the age of 18 and 100.0% of those 65 and older.

In popular culture

* The climax of the 1964 James Bond film '' Goldfinger'' takes place at Fort Knox. * The American television show '' Ghost Hunters'' filmed at Fort Knox in 2011. *In the 2012 ''

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'' episode “ It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!”, Patrick Star mentions this landmark. * A 1980's episode of

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takes place at Fort Knox. * An episode of '' Pinky & the Brain'' saw Pinky & the Brain break into Fort Knox to take the gold bullion, but were unable to move a single brick due to their size. * In the Walt Disney motion picture, ''Escape to Witch Mountain'', the character portrayed by Bette Davis tried to steal the gold from Ft. Knox using the special powers of the two extraterrestrial children, whom she had kidnapped. * 'Knox', Samsung's security software is named in reference to the bullion vault at Fort Knox. * Fort Knox is mentioned in the lyrics of the song 'B.Y.O.B.' by System of a Down.

References

External links

* *
Official website

Patton Museum, (at Fort Knox)

Ireland Army Community Hospital, (at Fort Knox)
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