The original site of the town of Bay Point, which was founded in 1908 and renamed Port Chicago in 1931. It is famous as the site of a devastating explosion at its Naval Munitions Depot during World War II and the consequent events, at the time called a mutiny. The buildings were purchased in 1968 and torn down by the US Government to form a zone of safety around the naval loading docks.
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