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3 unusual facts about Port Chicago


Port Chicago

Port Chicago disaster, deadly explosion that occurred at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California on 17 July 1944, killing 320 people

Port Chicago Mutiny, consequence of the Port Chicago disaster, when 258 sailors, a month later, refused to work unless guaranteed safety improvements

Sweet Home Chicago

There is yet another unverified suggestion in Alan Greenberg's Love In Vain: A Vision of Robert Johnson, that Johnson had a remote relative who lived in Port Chicago, California, which if true would add ambiguity as to which Chicago the lyrics are referring.



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