Port Chicago, California

USA / California / Clyde /
 disaster site, draw only border, ghost town, closed / former military, United States Navy
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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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Chicago,_California
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Coordinates:   38°2'35"N   122°1'15"W
This article was last modified 6 years ago