Sooooo......
Maybe I was expecting the Bullion Depository at Ft. Knox, KY
to look more impressive than a small town library.
But there it was.....standing out in the middle of a 42 acre field surrounded by layers of barbed wire.
I bet there is nothing in there......
Either way....
it's locked up tighter than.......
oh never mind.
Fun Facts for this weekend's dinner parties......
--Ft. Knox is a US Army post built in 1918 on 190,000 acres.
--Named after Henry Knox....
the first US Secretary of War.
--Has it's own H.S.on base.
--Bullion Depository holds 3% of all of the world's gold.
--Construction began in 1936....
--A few years after FDR outlawed the private ownership of gold coins by US Citizens....
--Forcing all to sell it to the Federal Reserve....which had no room to store it.
--During WWII the original Constitution and Declaration of Independence were stored here.
--Door to the vault weighs 22 tons.
--No visitors allowed...only opened once for a Congressional visit in 1974.
--Single gold bar weighs about 27.5 pounds......400 ounces.
--Its located on the corner of Bullion Blvd. & Gold Vault Rd.
Marty
Horse Cave, KY
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