United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox

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bullion depository federal facility secure storage facility

The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox is a highly secure federal facility in Kentucky that safeguards a large portion of the U.S. government's gold reserves.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Knox	17
Fort Knox, Kentucky	5
Fort Knox military installation	1
Fort Knox military reservation	1
Fort Knox vault	1
United States Army post of Fort Knox	1
United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox canonical	1
United States Bullion Depository, Fort Knox, Kentucky	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T136676 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox
Context triple: [United States Mint, hasOffice, United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox]

A. Denver Mint
The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint that produces circulating coins and coin dies and stores gold and silver bullion in Denver, Colorado.
B. West Point Mint
West Point Mint is a branch of the United States Mint in West Point, New York, known for producing bullion coins and commemorative coinage, including many American Eagle issues.
C. Treasury Building
The Treasury Building is a historic federal office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the leadership and core operations of the U.S. government’s financial and economic management.
D. United States Mint
The United States Mint is the federal agency responsible for producing the nation’s coinage and related official medals and bullion products.
E. San Francisco Mint
The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint historically known for producing circulating coinage and proof coins, particularly for the western United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox
Target entity description: The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox is a highly secure federal facility in Kentucky that safeguards a large portion of the U.S. government's gold reserves.

A. Denver Mint
The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint that produces circulating coins and coin dies and stores gold and silver bullion in Denver, Colorado.
B. West Point Mint
West Point Mint is a branch of the United States Mint in West Point, New York, known for producing bullion coins and commemorative coinage, including many American Eagle issues.
C. Treasury Building
The Treasury Building is a historic federal office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the leadership and core operations of the U.S. government’s financial and economic management.
D. United States Mint
The United States Mint is the federal agency responsible for producing the nation’s coinage and related official medals and bullion products.
E. San Francisco Mint
The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint historically known for producing circulating coinage and proof coins, particularly for the western United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bullion depository ⓘ federal facility ⓘ secure storage facility ⓘ
accessPolicy	not open to the general public ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture ⓘ surface form: Classical Revival
associatedWith	United States gold policy ⓘ United States monetary reserves ⓘ
category	Gold depositories in the United States ⓘ Government buildings in Kentucky ⓘ United States Department of the Treasury facilities ⓘ
completionDate	1937 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1936 ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 37.9°N 85.96°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
function	secure custody of a large portion of U.S. government gold reserves ⓘ
governingBody	United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
hasFeature	armed security ⓘ limited access ⓘ perimeter fencing ⓘ reinforced concrete vault ⓘ surveillance systems ⓘ
inception	1936 ⓘ
locatedIn	Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky Hardin County, Kentucky ⓘ
locatedNear	Elizabethtown, Kentucky ⓘ Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
locatedOn	United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States Army post of Fort Knox
location	United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fort Knox, Kentucky
managedBy	Director of the United States Mint ⓘ
materialUsed	concrete ⓘ granite ⓘ steel ⓘ
notableFor	extreme security measures ⓘ holding a large portion of the United States gold reserves ⓘ
openingDate	1937 ⓘ
operator	United States Mint ⓘ
owner	United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
partOf	United States Mint ⓘ surface form: United States Mint bullion depository system
purpose	safeguarding precious metal bullion ⓘ storage of United States gold reserves ⓘ
roofMaterial	bomb-resistant materials ⓘ
securityLevel	highly secure ⓘ
securityProvidedBy	United States Mint Police ⓘ
securitySupportedBy	United States Army at Fort Knox ⓘ
symbolizes	financial security of the United States ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Mint → hasOffice → United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox ⓘ

Elizabethtown–Fort Knox metropolitan area → centeredOn → United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox ⓘ