NEWPORT BEACH

city, Orange county, southern California, U.S. It lies along Newport Bay (Pacific inlet), south of Long Beach. Captain S.S. Dunnels sailed into the bay in 1865 looking for new port facilities; he developed Newport Landing, which in 1873 became a lumber terminal. Known as McFaddens Landing and Port Orange, it was laid out in 1892 as Newport. It developed around yachting, sport fishing, and beach activities and as a residential community for commuters to Los Angeles and Long Beach. There has been light industrial development, mainly aerospace electronics. Encompassing Lido Isle, Balboa Island and Peninsula, and Corona Del Mar, the city has extensive marina facilities and is a leading yacht rendezvous. The University of California, Irvine, is immediately northeast. The Newport Harbor Art Museum displays modern American art. Inc. 1906. Pop. (1990) 66,643.