Old Landing - Newport Beach, CA
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N 33° 36.964 W 117° 54.417
11S E 415868 N 3719957
A California State Marker (originally set in 1935, then again in 1986, and most recently in 2016) in Newport Beach, California.
Waymark Code: WM163NQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2022
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The marker says, "On September 10, 1870, Captain Samuel S. Dunnells and William A. Abbott opened Newport Bay to commerce when they entered it for the first time on the Sternwheel steamer Vaquero. The landing was designated "Newport" - a new port - by James Irvine, Benjamin Flint, James McFadden, and Robert McFadden. The McFaddens operated a regular shipping service here during the 1870s and 1880s."
Marker Number: 198.00
Marker Name: Old Landing
County: Orange
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 01/01/1932
Location:
Southeast corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Bayshore Drive
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