Which beach is also known as the original Surf City USA?

According to surf historians, Huntington Beach was first surfed in 1907 by Hawaiian waterman and surfing pioneer George Freeth. Huntington Beach officially adopted the Surf City USA nickname in January 2008 after a long and tense trademark dispute between the Southern California city and Santa Cruz.



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