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 De
The United States Bullion Depository
Loaded mail truck leaves the New York City Assay Office, 1941.
Gold trains preparing to unload bullion onto Army trucks, 1941
Archibald Macleish unboxing the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution after arriving back to the Library of Congress in October 1944 after having been stored at Fort Knox
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The United States Mint Police is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency responsible for the protection of the facilities, assets, and personnel of the U.S. Mint. It was founded in 1792, making it among
United States Bullion Depository
…holds 147.3 million troy ounces (4,580 metric tons) of gold bullion, a little over half the total gold presently held by the federal government. The United States Mint Police protect the depository. The Treasury built the depository in 1936 on land transferred to it from the military. Its purpose was to house gold then stored…
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