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=== Fort Worth location === | === Fort Worth location === | ||
In 1987, construction began on a second facility in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. In addition to meeting increased production requirements, a western location was seen to serve as a contingency operation in case of emergencies in the [[Washington Metropolitan Area|DC metropolitan area]]; additionally, costs for transporting currency to [[Federal Reserve System|Federal Reserve banks]] in | In 1987, construction began on a second facility in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. In addition to meeting increased production requirements, a western location was seen to serve as a contingency operation in case of emergencies in the [[Washington Metropolitan Area|DC metropolitan area]]; additionally, costs for transporting currency to [[Federal Reserve System|Federal Reserve banks]] in San Francisco, [[Dallas]], and [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] would be reduced. Currency production began in December 1990 at the Fort Worth facility, and the official dedication took place on April 26, 1991. Any currency printed at Fort Worth includes a small "FW", usually located to the left of the bill's face plate number, and most also have larger back plate numbers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uspapermoney.info/general/note.html|title=USPaperMoney.Info: Features of Current Notes}}</ref> | ||
=== Historic locations === | === Historic locations === | ||