Port Chicago, California
Port Chicago was a town on the southern banks of Suisun Bay, in Contra Costa County, California. 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.
In 1968, all property was bought and buildings demolished by the Federal Government to form a safety zone around the adjacent Concord Naval Weapons Station loading docks.
The Port Chicago Highway, a route from the city of Concord to the former Port Chicago site, still exists in Contra Costa County. Today Port Chicago Highway ends just past the town of Clyde, CA. and was blocked by the U.S. Navy during the nineties as a safety concern existed about today's munitions.
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