Third Coast
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Third Coast is an American colloquialism sometimes used for the Great Lakes region,[citation needed] claiming it to be a unique region within the United States distinguishable from both the East and West Coast regions. It became especially popular in the general Great Lakes region during the 1960s when major coastal lake cities and college campuses throughout the area became hotbeds for extreme political and social movements.[citation needed] Although the term is still common in many areas of the Great Lakes, the term is commonly linked to the cities of Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit and Cleveland (which prefers the term "North Coast").
Third Coast cities generally have large metropolitan populations, tend to be regional, national, and some are world leaders in culture, industry and business. Places near the Gulf Coast such as Houston and Atlanta may also use the term "Third Coast" to refer to the southern coast.[citation needed] Additionally, the city of Nashville is sometimes referred to as the "Third Coast" because of its role as a center for country music.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
- Alaska North Slope, the Arctic Ocean coast of Alaska.
- Gulf Coast of the United States, which could also lay claim to being a third coast
Third Coast is also the name of a biannnual U.S. literary magazine published since 1995 by MFA and PhD candidates in creative writing at Western Michigan University (www.wmich.edu/thirdcoast).
