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40-577: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at 4701 Brownsboro Road ( US-42 ), in Louisville, Kentucky . It is named for Zachary Taylor , the 12th president of the United States , who is buried there with his wife, Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor . Zachary Taylor National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1983. As of 2014,

80-503: A sundial was added. The Taylor family in the 1920s initiated the effort to turn the Taylor burial grounds into a national cemetery. The commonwealth of Kentucky donated two adjacent parcels of land for the project, turning the half-acre Taylor family cemetery into 16 acres (6.5 ha). However, the Army judge advocate general ruled against acquiring the Taylor cemetery. When the national cemetery

120-599: A colonel in the American Revolutionary War , and Sarah Strother Taylor, and other family members. The land which became Zachary Taylor National Cemetery was part of Richard Taylor's 400-acre (160 ha) estate, known as Springfield, given to him in gratitude for his service in the American Revolutionary War. The house in which the family lived for most of their time in Louisville is still nearby, and

160-576: A mentally unstable person who was at work. Hill died on 21 October of complications from his attempted suicide. On 3 April 2013, a civilian employee was shot and killed in a parking lot on post. The victim was an employee of the United States Army Human Resources Command and was transported to the Ireland Army Community Hospital , where he was pronounced dead. This shooting caused a temporary lockdown that

200-463: A total of 73 Civil War-Era National Cemeteries from 1861 to 1868. Final military honors are provided for qualified Veterans by volunteer veteran or National Guard details known as Memorial Honor Details (MHD), upon application by family members through their choice of mortuary handling the deceased. *Please note that the year listed is the official date of establishment listed by the VA. This may differ from

240-575: Is a United States Army installation in Kentucky , south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown . It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository (also known as Fort Knox), which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves , and with which it is often conflated. The 109,000-acre (170 sq mi; 440 km ) base covers parts of Bullitt , Hardin and Meade counties. It currently holds

280-562: Is administered by the National Cemetery Administration, a division of the Department of Veterans Affairs . The cemetery is the burial site of one Medal of Honor recipient, Sergeant John C. Squires ( World War II ), United States Army. Also, United States Air Force Lieutenant General Roscoe Charles Wilson is buried there. The Taylor family section is at the rear of the national cemetery. The vault in which Zachary Taylor

320-593: Is called the Zachary Taylor House . On November 1, 1850, Zachary Taylor was buried in his family's burial ground. His remains were moved there from the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. where he was interred temporarily from July 13 to October 25, 1850. In 1883, the commonwealth of Kentucky placed a fifty-foot monument, topped by a life-sized statue of Zachary Taylor, near his grave. In 1930,

360-573: Is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fort Knox has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 12,377 people, 2,748 households, and 2,596 families residing on base. The population density was 591.7 inhabitants per square mile (228.5/km ). There were 3,015 housing units at an average density of 144.1/sq mi (55.6/km ). The racial makeup of

400-517: The Census Bureau , the base CDP has a total area of 20.94 square miles (54.23 km ), of which 20.92 sq mi (54.18 km ) is land and 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km )—0.14%—is water. Communities near Fort Knox include Brandenburg , Elizabethtown , Hodgenville , Louisville , Radcliff , Shepherdsville , and Vine Grove, Kentucky . The Meade County city of Muldraugh is completely surrounded by Fort Knox. The climate in this area

440-600: The Constitution of the United States and the United States Declaration of Independence . Parts of the base in Hardin and Meade counties form a census-designated place (CDP), which had a population of 12,377 at the 2000 census , 10,124 at the 2010 census , and 7,742 at the 2020 census . The General George Patton Museum of Leadership at Fort Knox includes an exhibit highlighting leadership issues that arose from

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480-733: The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maintains 148 national cemeteries as well as the Nationwide Grave-site Locator , which can be used to find burial locations of American military Veterans through their searchable website. The Department of the Army maintains two national cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery and United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery . The National Park Service (NPS) maintains 14 national cemeteries associated with historic sites and battlefields. The American Battle Monuments Commission , an independent agency of

520-524: The United States Mint Police , and is well known for its physical security . The depository was built by the Treasury in 1936 on land transferred to it from Fort Knox. Early shipments of gold totaling almost 13,000 metric tons were escorted by combat cars of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment to the depository. It has in the past safeguarded other precious items, such as the original copies of both

560-523: The attacks of 11 September 2001 , which includes two firetrucks. One of them, designated Foam 161, was partially charred and melted in the attack upon the Pentagon. Fort Knox is also the location of the United States Army's Human Resources Command 's Timothy Maude Center of Excellence, which was named in honor of Lieutenant General Timothy Maude , the highest-ranking member of the U.S. military to die in

600-549: The 1st was joined by the 13th to become the 7th Cavalry Brigade (Mechanized). The site quickly became the center for mechanization tactics and doctrine. The success of the German mechanized units at the start of World War II was a major impetus to operations at the fort. A new Armored Force was established in July 1940 with its headquarters at Fort Knox with the 7th Cavalry Brigade becoming the 1st Armored Division . The Armored Force School and

640-611: The 5th Corps Area for Reserve Officer training, the National Guard, and Citizen's Military Training Camps (CMTC). For a short while, from 1925 to 1928, the area was designated as "Camp Henry Knox National Forest." The post contains Godman Army Airfield , which was used by the United States Army Air Corps and its successor, the United States Army Air Forces , as a training base during World War II. It

680-639: The Armored Force Replacement Center were also sited at Fort Knox in October 1940, and their successors remained there until 2011, when the Armor School moved to Fort Moore, Georgia (Fort Benning at the time). The site was expanded to cope with its new role. By 1943, there were 3,820 buildings on 106,861 acres (43,245 ha). A third of the post has been torn down within the last ten years, with another third slated by 2010. In 1947, Fort Knox hosted

720-653: The Army Human Resources Center of Excellence, including the Army Human Resources Command. It is named in honor of Henry Knox , Chief of Artillery in the American Revolutionary War and the first United States Secretary of War . For 60 years, Fort Knox was the home of the U.S. Army Armor Center and School , and was used by both the Army and the Marine Corps to train crews on the American tanks of

760-623: The United States Bullion Depository until Major W. C. Hatfield ordered their release after the D-Day Landings on 19 September 1944. In 1931 a small force of the mechanized cavalry was assigned to Camp Knox to use it as a training site. The camp was turned into a permanent garrison in January 1932 and renamed Fort Knox. The 1st Cavalry Regiment arrived later in the month to become the 1st Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized). In 1936

800-569: The Universal Military Training Experimental Unit, a six-month project that aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of providing new 18–20 year-old Army recruits with basic military training that emphasized physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. This project was undertaken with the aim of persuading the public to support President Harry S. Truman 's proposal to require all eligible American men to undergo universal military training. Stripes (1981)

840-645: The area during the war. John Hunt Morgan and the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment of the Confederate Army raided the area before staging his infamous raid across Indiana and Ohio . After the Civil War, the area now occupied by the Army was home to various small communities. In October 1903, military maneuvers for the Regular Army and the National Guards of several states were held at West Point, Kentucky , and

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880-551: The attacks of 11 September 2001. Fortifications were constructed near the site in 1861, during the Civil War when Fort Duffield was constructed. Fort Duffield was located on what was known as Muldraugh Hill on a strategic point overlooking the confluence of the Salt and Ohio Rivers and the Louisville and Nashville Turnpike . The area was contested by both Union and Confederate forces. Bands of organized guerrillas frequently raided

920-553: The base was 66.3% White , 23.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.7% Asian , 0.4% Pacific Islander , 4.3% from other races , and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.4% of the population. There were 2,748 households, out of which 77.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.5% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.1% had someone living alone who

960-607: The cemetery has over 14,000 interments and is one of seven national cemeteries in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and one of 112 in the United States . Those buried at the national cemetery served in six wars: Spanish–American War , World War I , World War II , Korean War , Vietnam War , and the Persian Gulf War . The cemetery began as the Taylor family cemetery and holds the graves of the president's parents, Richard Taylor ,

1000-524: The country's first Secretary of War . The camp was extended by the purchase of a further 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) in June 1918 and construction properly began in July 1918. The building program was reduced following the end of the war and reduced further following cuts to the army in 1921 after the National Defense Act of 1920 . The camp was greatly reduced and became a semi-permanent training center for

1040-687: The day; the last was the M1 Abrams main battle tank . The history of the U.S. Army's Cavalry and Armored forces , and of General George S. Patton 's career, is shown at the General George Patton Museum on the grounds of Fort Knox. In 2011, the U.S. Army Armor School moved to Fort Moore , Georgia, where the Infantry School is also based. In 2014, the U.S. Army Cadet Command relocated to Fort Knox and all summer training for ROTC cadets now takes place there. On 16 October 2020, V Corps

1080-564: The executive branch, established by Congress in 1923, maintains 26 American military cemeteries and other memorials outside the United States. Twelve national cemeteries were established in 1862. A total of 34 were established during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Additional cemeteries were set up after the United States Civil War by Edmund Burke Whitman . Congress passed additional laws to establish and protect national cemeteries in 1867. The National Cemetery Administration lists

1120-440: The national cemetery. There have been several attempts to increase the size of the cemetery, but each time local residents stopped the growth. The National Cemetery made the national news on June 17, 1991, when Zachary Taylor's remains were exhumed to determine if the real cause of death was arsenic poisoning and not an intestinal ailment as previously thought. "A team of Kentucky medical examiners concluded yesterday that Taylor

1160-572: The new Army Human Resource Center , the largest construction project in Fort Knox's history. It is a $ 185 million, three-story, 880,000-square-foot (82,000 m ) complex of six interconnected buildings, occupying 104 acres (42 ha). In May 2010, The Human Resource Center of Excellence, the largest office building in the state, opened at Fort Knox. It employs nearly 4,300 soldiers and civilians. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) operates on-post public schools for all sections of

1200-469: The property. They are: The secondary school, formerly Fort Knox High School, was built in 1958 and has undergone only a handful of renovations since then, including a new building which was completed in 2007. Source: Source: Fort Knox is located at 37°54'09.96" North, 85°57'09.11" West, along the Ohio River . The depository itself is located at 37°52'59.59" North, 85°57'55.31" West. According to

1240-526: The surrounding area. In April 1918, field artillery units from Camp Zachary Taylor arrived at West Point for training. 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) near the village of Stithton were leased to the government and construction for a permanent training center was started in July 1918. The new camp was named after Henry Knox , the Continental Army 's chief of artillery during the Revolutionary War and

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1280-468: The year of the first burial, the oldest remains, the year the land was acquired, etc. Many post cemeteries have been given national cemetery status as late as 2020, which is considerably later than the original cemetery. For example, Vancouver Barracks post cemetery was established in 1849 and became a national cemetery in 2020—one of 11 cemeteries transferred from the Army to NCA in 2019–2020 per Exec. Order No. 13781, 2017. Fort Knox Fort Knox

1320-485: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.49 and the average family size was 3.60. The age distribution was 34.9% under the age of 18, 25.5% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 2.3% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 155.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 190.3 males. These statistics are generally typical for military bases. The median income for

1360-476: Was created, the federal government constructed a new mausoleum for Zachary Taylor, made of limestone with a granite base and a marble interior. The mausoleum and adjacent Taylor family graves lie within the boundaries of the national cemetery, but are not owned by the United States government. However, the National Cemetery Administration maintains the Taylor graves as it does the rest of

1400-430: Was filmed using the exterior of Fort Knox but did not show the inside of the facility for security reasons. On 18 October 1993, Arthur Hill went on a shooting rampage, killing three and wounding two more before attempting to take his own life, Hill shot and severely wounded himself. The shooting occurred at Fort Knox's Training Support Center. Prior to the incident, Hill's coworkers claimed they were afraid of being around

1440-573: Was first buried still stands near the 1926 mausoleum. Soldiers from Fort Knox engage in a wreath-laying ceremony every November 24, the anniversary of Zachary Taylor's birth. The cemetery also contains the war graves of three British Army soldiers who died on the same day (March 18, 1944) in World War II . 38°16′41″N 85°38′37″W  /  38.27806°N 85.64361°W  / 38.27806; -85.64361 United States National Cemetery The National Cemetery Administration of

1480-537: Was lifted around 7 p.m. the same day. U.S. Army Sgt. Marquinta E. Jacobs, a soldier stationed at Fort Knox, was charged on 4 April with the shooting. Jacobs pleaded guilty to charges of premeditated murder and aggravated assault, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison on 10 January 2014. The Army Human Resources Command Center relocated to Fort Knox from the Washington D.C./Virginia area beginning in 2009. New facilities are under construction throughout Fort Knox, such as

1520-413: Was not poisoned with arsenic or other compounds ... laying to rest speculation that he was the first president assassinated." The article title is misleading, as the body was too decomposed to determine what Taylor died of, but there was nonetheless no sign of poisoning. The cemetery is currently closed to new interments. However, space may be available in the same grave site for eligible family members. It

1560-513: Was reactivated at Fort Knox, just over seven years after the colors were last cased in Wiesbaden, Germany , in July 2013. The United States Bullion Depository , often known as Fort Knox, is a fortified vault building adjacent to the Fort Knox Army Post. It is operated by the United States Department of the Treasury , and stores over half the country's gold reserves . It is protected by

1600-718: Was used by the Kentucky Air National Guard for several years after the war until they relocated to Standiford Field in Louisville. The airfield is still used by the United States Army Aviation Branch . For protection after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Declaration of Independence , the Constitution of the United States and the Gettysburg Address were moved for safekeeping to

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