West Shore may refer to:
In Canada
- Western Communities, the suburban municipalities of Colwood, Langford, Metchosin, View Royal, and The Highlands.
In the United Kingdom:
- West Shore, Cumbria, a large sand and shingle beach
In the United States:
- West Shore (Harrisburg), Pennsylvania, a series of communities along the western shore of the Susquehanna River
- West Shore (Reading), Pennsylvania, a series of communities along the western shore of the Schuylkill River
- West Shore, Staten Island, New York, a section in New York City
Non Geographical
- West Shore Expressway, New York State Route 440 located on Staten Island, New York
- West Shore Railroad, a railroad spanning New York and New Jersey
- West Shore School District, located in Cumberland County and York County in Pennsylvania
Famous quotes containing the words west and/or shore:
“Our foreparents were mostly brought from West Africa.... We were brought to America and our foreparents were sold; white people bought them; white people changed their names ... my maiden name is supposed to be Townsend, but really, what is my maiden name? What is my name?”
—Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977)
“Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another’s great tribulation; not because any man’s troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant.”
—Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus)
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