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Dana Point, California ....
is a beautiful coastal community which was Incorporated in 1989. The city was named after a sailor whose name was Richard Henry Dana (1815-1882), who authored a famous novel called, Two Years Before the Mast. In the book, Richard refers to Dana Point's "the only romantic spot in California." The city of Dana point has a rich and colorful history which includes the infamous Hipolito Bouchard, a pirate from Argentina, who founded the cove at Dana Point as a safe fefuge. In 1818, he docked his pirate fleet in the cove while his sailors were raiding and setting fire to parts of nearby Mission San Juan Capistrano. This event is recreated at the annual Pirate Festival held in Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano. The original plan for Dana Point involved creating a Spanish-style town with wide streets named after lanterns. When the streets were laid out, streetlights were installled that modeled kerosene lanterns use by sailors. You can still see this history being preserved in names such as Street of the Golden Lantern, and Street of the Blue Lantern. Orange County Marine Institute, Dana Point Harbor, and Doheny State Beach, are all considered hot spots in legendary Dana Point, California
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