Port Chicago, California

Port Chicago
Ghost town
Port Chicago in 1951
Port Chicago
Location in California
Port Chicago
Port Chicago (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°02′46″N 122°01′15″W / 38.04611°N 122.02083°W / 38.04611; -122.02083
Country United States
State California
CountyContra Costa County
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)

Port Chicago was a town on the southern banks of Suisun Bay, in Contra Costa County, California. It was located 6.5 miles (10 km) 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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