See quotation, 1835. Local.
1812. The Coast may be said to begin at Pointe Coupée. From this to La Fourche, two-thirds of the banks are perfectly cleared and highly cultivated: from thence to N. Orleans, distance of near 100 miles, the settlements continue without interruption on both sides, and present the appearance of a continued village.—H. M. Brackenridge, ‘Views of Louisiana,’ p. 174 (1814).
1835. The banks of the Mississippi are termed “the coast,” as far up the river as Baton Rouge. It is usual to say one lives on the coast, if he lives on the river shore.—Ingraham, ‘The South-West,’ ii. 24 note. (Italics in the original.)
