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Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Visitors arriving at Memorial for the 59th anniversary event in 2003
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Port Chicago National Memorial

Did You Know?
After the Port Chicago explosion on July 17, 1944, where more than 5000 tons of TNT went off, the deepwater harbor and piers were completely destroyed. Surprisingly, the harbor and pier were back up and running in a month.
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