Place:Port Chicago, Contra Costa, California, United States

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NamePort Chicago
TypeTown
Located inContra Costa, California, United States


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Port Chicago was a town on the southern banks of Suisun Bay, in Contra Costa County, California. It was located east-northeast of Martinez, at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m). It is best known as the site of a devastating explosion at its Naval Munitions Depot during World War II.

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