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 67%. Under the mid-range sea level rise scenario, much of the remaining landmass is expected to be lost in the next 50 years and the town will likely need to be abandoned.
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
Battle of Bladensburg
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The Battle of Bladensburg, also known as the Bladensburg Races, took place during the Chesapeake Campaign, part of the War of 1812, on 24 August 1814, at Bladensburg, Maryland, 8.6 miles (13.8 km) northeast of Washington, D.C.
Brigadier General William H. Winder, the American commander at the Battle of Bladensburg and nephew to Levin Winder, the Governor of Maryland
Private in the Royal Marines, who would have fought at Bladensburg
Commodore Joshua Barney, U.S. Navy commander of the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla, whose sailors and Marines' artillery battery briefly held off the British advance on the upper hill of present-day Fort Lincoln Cemetery