1935 newspaper FT KNOX Kentucky is SELECTED as the US GOLD BULLION DEPOSITORY

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1935 newspaper FT KNOX Kentucky is SELECTED as the US GOLD BULLION DEPOSITORY
1935 newspaper FT KNOX in Kentucky is SELECTED as the US GOLD BULLION DEPOSITORY
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SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the
Baltimore Sun
(MD) dated June 29, 1935. This original newspaper contains a front page heading and long report that
FT KNOX, Kentucky had been selected as the UNITED STATES BULLION DEPOSITORY to securely store the GOLD SUPPLY of the United States.
It is so secure that the term "as safe as Fort Knox" has become a metaphor for safety and security.
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 to store a large portion of the United States' gold reserves as well as other precious items belonging to or in custody of the federal government. It currently holds roughly 147 million troy ounces (4,580 metric tons) of gold bullion, over half of the Treasury's stored gold. Other US Bullion Depository sites include the West Point Mint, which currently holds 54 million ounces (or 22%) of the nation's gold, and the mints in Denver, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, holding lesser portions. The United States Mint Police is responsible for guarding all Federal depositories.
The Treasury built the depository in 1936 on land transferred to it from the military. Its purpose was to house gold then stored in New York City and Philadelphia, in keeping with a strategy to move gold reserves away from coastal cities to areas less vulnerable to foreign military attack. The first set of gold shipments to the depository occurred during the first half of 1937. A second set was completed in 1941. These shipments, overseen by the United States Post Office Department, totaled roughly 417 million troy ounces, almost two-thirds of the total gold reserves of the United States.
During World War II the signed original Constitution of the United States, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address and drafts of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address were stored in its vault for protection, as was a Gutenberg Bible and an exemplified copy of Magna Carta. After the war, the depository held the Crown of St. Stephen as well as stockpiles of opium and morphine. Today it is known to hold ten 1933 Double Eagle gold coins, a 1974-D aluminum penny, and twelve gold (22-karat) Sacagawea dollar coins that flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia, specifically STS-93 in 1999.
The depository is a secure facility. Between its fenced perimeter and granite lined concrete structure lie rings of razor wire and minefields. The grounds are monitored by high-resolution night vision video cameras and microphones. The subterranean vault is made of steel plates, I-beams and cylinders encased in concrete. Its torch-and-drill resistant door is 21 inches thick and weighs 20 short tons. The vault door is set on a 100-hour time lock, and can only be opened by members of the depository staff who must dial separate combinations. Visitors are not allowed inside.
It is so secure that the term "as safe as Fort Knox" has become a metaphor for safety and security.
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 United States Department of the Treasury and stores over half the country's gold reserves. It is protected by the United States Mint Police and is well known for its physical security.
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 Constitution of the United States and the United States Declaration of Independence.
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