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| 1936: |
A bullion depository is built at Fort Knox, Kentucky, to store gold.
The gold bars are called "bullion."
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| 1937: |
The U.S. Bullion Depository opens at Fort Knox, where its first shipment of gold is brought by railroad.
A new building opens for the San Francisco Mint, which has outgrown its other one. The West Point Bullion Depository opens—the "Fort Knox of Silver." |
| 1938: |
Thomas Jefferson's portrait appears on the nickel.
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| 1938: |
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are secretly stored in Fort Knox to keep them safe during World War II.
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