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South Shore

• 1 in Quebec, the south shore of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence.

  • 1775  The Rebels have sent circular Letters to some of the Parishes above, upon the South Shore, threatening them with Military Execution. . . .
  • 1853  (1854)  . . . and there seems nothing for the ancient and modern capital, but emigration to the South shore, unless indeed she is content with the North shore timber coves, her citadel, a political menagerie every alternate four years, and the dining of American tourists.
  • 1966  Among the projects the group plans to support are: the Richelieu Canal . . . and a port on the South Shore.

• 2 in Nova Scotia, the southeast shore of the peninsula, roughly from Halifax to Yarmouth, including the region some distance in from the actual shore.

  • 1831  I have not heard how it is on the south shore.
  • 1952  The Bay of Fundy and the South Shore are among the foggiest coasts on earth.
  • 1962  . . . There are areas in Nova Scotia to visit other than the Cabot Trail and the South Shore.