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In 1870, Captain S.S. Dunnells guided a ship called the “Vaquero” into an unnamed harbor. Captain Dunnells, feeling distinctly
uncreative, decided to call the harbor "New Port.
In 1879, James and Robert McFadden created McFadden's Landing. This landing was found inside the harbor.
In 1888, McFaddens decided their shipping business would be more successful if they moved it from the inner shores of the bay
to the oceanfront. So they built McFaddens’ Wharf at the location where the Newport Pier is today. “McFadden Wharf soon became
the largest business in newly created Orange County”, California.
In 1906 the Balboa Pavilion was completed along with her sister project, the Balboa Pier (for the purpose of attracting lot
buyers to the Balboa Peninsula part of Newport—-Early history and later history abundantly prove that the plan worked!). Back
then, bayfront houses sold for as little as $500.
Further, in 1906, Newport Beach became a tourist destination with the arrival of the Pacific Electric Railway. The railway
terminated at the Balboa Pavilion.
Still further, in August 1906, Newport Beach became incorporated as a city.
In 1908, John Scarpa, an Italian gondolier, put together the first Christmas lights boat parade in Newport Harbor. This
started a long, yearly tradition that has lasted to this day.
In 1924, the city annexed Corona del Mar.
In 1926, the Pacific Coast Highway was built through the city. Also a bridge over the Upper Bay was built.
In 1936, Newport Harbor was officially dedicated. This occurred after a $1.8 million project dredged out the sandbars and
extended the jetties.
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