Newport

Oregon, United States
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Newport, city, seat (1954) of Lincoln county, western Oregon, U.S. It lies on the north shore of Yaquina Bay at the Pacific Ocean. Settled in 1855 as a fishing village, it was laid out in 1866 and developed as a seaside resort with steamer connections to San Francisco. The city serves the lumber industries in nearby Toledo and maintains fish canneries, food-processing and bottling plants, boat-building and repairing industries, and tourist facilities. The Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center and Oregon Coast Aquarium are located there, and the Yaquina Head Light House (established in 1873 and automated in 1966) ...(100 of 129 words)