Smith Island, Maryland
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Smith Island is a collection of three distinct island communities – Tylerton, Rhodes Point, and Ewell, Maryland – on the Chesapeake Bay, on the border of Maryland and Virginia territorial waters in th
Harbor at Ewell
Smith Island cake with fresh strawberries on the side
Tangier, Virginia
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Tangier is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States, on Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 436 at the 2020 census. Since 1850, the island's landmass has been reduced by
Smith Island, Maryland
…of its origins. The dialect is like the Ocracoke Brogue, sometimes referred to as the Outer Banks Brogue. However, it even more closely resembles the unique accent on the nearby Tangier Island, Virginia. The 1940 Maryland guide described a series of economic conflicts that characterized relationships between the…
Tangier Combined School and the Tangier water tower, two landmarks on the island
A typical cemetery on the island, showing overcrowding
Tangier Island in October 2023, taken at high tide from the steps of Tangier Combined School.
The marshes outside of town