ɪt wʌz lˈɑːɹdʒli sˈɛɾəld baɪ dʒˈɜːmən ˈɪmɪɡɹənts ænd ðɛɹ ˈæfɹɪkən slˈeɪvz ænd ðə fˈoːɹ sˈɛɾəlmənts ʌv ˈɔːɡsbɜːɡ, həfˈɛn, kˈɑːɹlstaɪn, ænd mˈæɹiənθəl wɜː loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɐlˈɔŋ ðˈɪs "kˈoʊst".
It was largely settled by German immigrants and their African slaves and the four settlements of Augsburg, Hoffen, Karlstein, and Marienthal were located along this "coast".