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City's History:
The site, at the southern end of the Palos Verdes Peninsula,
on the west side of San Pedro Bay, was used by Spanish ships
starting in the 1540s. Regular settlement began in 1769 as
part of the effort to populate California, although trade
restrictions encouraged more smuggling than regular business.
When Mexico won its independence, the trade restriction were
lifted, and the town flourished, and under United States control
after 1848, the harbor was greatly improved under the guidance
of Phineas Banning, and San Pedro became a major port of the
West Coast.
In 1888, the War Department took control of a tract of land
next to the bay, and added to it in 1897 and 1910. This became
Fort MacArthur in 1914, and was a coastal defense site for
many years. Many other facilities were established in the
San Pedro area, and it was a popular port of call for U.S.
Navy ships.
In 1906 the city of Los Angeles annexed a long narrow strip
of land connecting the city to the coast, and in 1909, the
city annexed San Pedro and the adjacent town of Wilmington.
The odd shape is still seen in the map of the city.(Source:
www.wikepedia.com)
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