Newport Beach City Historical Markers

Map of California State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Newport Beach

Newport Beach City Historical Markers

Newport Beach General Interest McFadden Wharf The original wharf on this site was completed in the summer of 1888 by the McFadden brothers. As the seaward terminus of their Santa Ana and Newport R... [click for more] Old Landing 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 ... [click for more] Site of First Water-to-Water Flight On May 10, 1912, Glenn L. Martin flew his own plane, built in Santa Ana, from the waters of the Pacific Ocean at Balboa to Catalina Island. This was t... [click for more]