Posted on Jul 15, 2019
Navy turns over 2,200 acres for new East Bay regional park
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More than 2,200 acres of former Concord Naval Weapons Station land in eastern Concord is now in the hands of the East Bay Regional Park District, which plans to make this land the center of a new park.
The park district board voted on July 2 to accept 2,216 acres of land from the U.S. Navy. The transfer of the park land was celebrated at a Saturday ceremony on the east side of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station land, an event at which the 75th anniversary of the Port Chicago explosion that killed 320 people - most of them African Americans - when highly explosive ammunition detonated at the north end of the naval weapons station.
The park district board voted on July 2 to accept 2,216 acres of land from the U.S. Navy. The transfer of the park land was celebrated at a Saturday ceremony on the east side of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station land, an event at which the 75th anniversary of the Port Chicago explosion that killed 320 people - most of them African Americans - when highly explosive ammunition detonated at the north end of the naval weapons station.
Navy turns over 2,200 acres for new East Bay regional park
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Was born in Concord while my dad was stationed in the Bay area. Spent my first 12 years there. Port Chicago was where we went to the doctor. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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CPL Dave Hoover One Hell of a Big Facility. Hopefully they removed all the ordnance and there are no surprises for Park Visitors.
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PO1 John Johnson Or Sunflower here in Kansas City, or Adak, or Jackson Park, Bremerton, Wa. The Military Kind of Sucks when it comes to Turning over Old Military Ammo Dumps back to the Community.
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