Fort Knox in Hardin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Camp Knox
Photographed By James Hulse, August 17, 2022
1. Camp Knox Marker
Inscription.
Camp Knox. . Established in 1918 as artillery range and named for Major General Henry Knox, who organized artillery during Revolutionary War. Mechanized cavalry training began in 1931. Redesignated Fort Knox in January 1932. Armored Force established in 1940. Millions have trained here in cavalry and armor, serving in World War II, the Cold War, Korea, and Vietnam.
Established in 1918 as artillery range and named for Major General Henry Knox, who organized artillery during Revolutionary War. Mechanized cavalry training began in 1931. Redesignated Fort Knox in January 1932. Armored Force established in 1940. Millions have trained here in cavalry and armor, serving in World War II, the Cold War, Korea, and Vietnam.
Erected 1990 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1869.)
Location. 37° 53.068′ N, 85° 57.659′ W. Marker is in Fort Knox, Kentucky, in Hardin County. Memorial is on Bullion Boulevard, half a mile north of North Dixie Road (Kentucky Route 31), in the median. The marker is located at the Fort Knox Visitor Center on Bullion Blvd. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 Bullion Boulevard, Fort Knox KY 40121, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Main Post Chapel (approx. 0.6 miles away); Post Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Patrick's Cemetery
4. Entrance to Fort Knox with Marker in front of Visitors Center on right side
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 9, 1994
5. Camp Knox Marker
The photo of the marker is at the old location before it was moved to Fort Knox Visitor Center
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 9, 1994
6. Patton Museum
The Patton Museum is located on Fort Knox.
Photographed By Don Morfe, February 19, 2007
7. Patton Museum-Inside the museum
General Patton's staff car.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 9, 1994
8. Patton Museum-Inside the museum
Captured German WWII tanks.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 9, 1994
9. Patton Museum-Tank outside the museum
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 9, 1994
10. Patton Museum-Tanks outside the museum
Photographed By Independence Hall
11. Henry Knox
Portrait of Henry Knox by Charles Wilson Peale 1783 — Independence National Historical Park
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 745 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 4. submitted on August 25, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on January 7, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 11. submitted on January 27, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.