Pike, Burlyn Fort Knox Expansion Papers, 1952-1953

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Pike, Burlyn 

Title:  Fort Knox Expansion Papers, 1952-1953 

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department. 

Size of Collection:  0.33 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A P636 

Scope and Content Note 

Papers dealing with the opposition to Fort Knox expansion in Bullitt and Hardin counties. Papers include affidavits from land owners, letters to and from congressmen, newspaper articles and copies of land records from Fort Knox listing people who owned the land at the time of its creation in 1918 and the expansions in 1941 and 1953. 

Biographical Note 

Burlyn Pike was the publisher of the Salt River Valley News and the attorney who represented the people in Bullitt County, Ky. who were opposed to the 1953 expansion of Fort Knox. He worked closely with Harold E. Thompson who was the attorney for the people in Hardin County, Ky. who also opposed Fort Knox expansion. 

Folder List 

Folder 1: Affidavits from land owners. 

Folder 2: Affidavits from land owners. 

Folder 3: Index of letters. Letters 3 Sept. 1952 to 14 Oct. 1952. 

Folder 4: Letters 18 Oct. 1952 to 9 Jan. 1953. 

Folder 5: Letters 13 Jan. 1953 to 21 July 1953. 

Folder 6: Index of newspaper articles. Newspaper articles 21 Aug. 1952 to 10 Oct. 1952. 

Folder 7: Newspaper articles 20 Oct. 1952 to 14 June 1953. 

Folder 8: Fort Knox land owner list 1918 to 1953.