Port Chicago | |
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 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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa County |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
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,[2] 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.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Chicago, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 684. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.