San
Pedro, California
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San
Pedro is home to one of the largest and busiest deep-water
shipping ports in the nation. The port hosts import/export
facilities, millions of cruise passengers, and one of
the largest fishing fleets in the world.
There
are plenty of things to do in San Pedro, including Ports
O' Call, a village designed in New England style. Visit
numerous restaurants, shops located in the area. If
you are looking for adventure, take boat excursions
around the bay, day trips to Catalina Island, or helicopter
tours. There are also several museums and numerous historic
landmarks to visit.
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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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