Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository, which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves, and with which it is often conflated. The 109,000-acre base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin and Meade counties…
Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository, which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves, and with which it is often conflated. The 109,000-acre 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, Chief of Artillery in the American Revolutionary War and the first United States Secretary of War.
Built: 1918
Controlled by: 1861–1865: Contested · 1865–present: United States
In use: 1861–1865: Civil War · 1865–1903: Settlement · 1903–1918: Training grounds · 1918–1925: Camp Knox · 1925–1928: National Forest · 1928–1931: Camp Knox · 1932–present: Fort Knox
Current commander: Col. Lance O'Bryan
Occupants: Maj. Gen. Johnny K. Davis · Commanding General, Fort Knox
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