Fort Knox, Kentucky, is the home of the United States Army Human Resource Center of Excellence and Army Accessions Command. It covers 110,000 acres (44,500 hectares) and lies 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Louisville. Members of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps train at Fort Knox to serve in armored units. The post’s General George Patton Museum holds displays of military equipment, vehicles, and artifacts. In addition, the U.S. Mint operates a depository at Fort Knox for storage of gold reserves.
The United States government took over part of the present post for Army maneuvers in 1918. Camp Knox was established that same year and named for Major General Henry Knox, the first U.S. secretary of war. Its name became Fort Knox in 1932. The Treasury Department completed the gold depository in 1936. Fort Knox has been called “the Home of Armor,” because the Army created its first armored force there in 1940. In 2011, the Army Armor Center and School moved from Fort Knox to Fort Benning (now Fort Moore) in Georgia.
