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Newport Beach


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Newport Beach

MacFaddens Landing

Place Type
inhabited place
Description
Located on Pacific Bay; was laid out in 1892; developed as resort noted for yachting, fishing & fine beaches; produces aerospace equipment & electronics; site of Newport Harbor Museum.
Authority
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source
Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984);

Born

Lewis Baltz (American, 1945-2014)

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