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Tangier, Virginia

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915: 2839: 64: 863:) lexicon and phonetics. Historical linguist David Shores has noted that, while it may sound like a British variety of English, the dialect is a creation of its own time and place off the eastern shore of Virginia, preserving certain features of its British origins in part due to isolation, but not unchanged. The persistence of this dialectical variety is often attributed to the geographic isolation of the population from the mainland. Many non-scholarly sources (i.e. the popular media and press) report that they think the origin of the unique dialect came from early European settlers from 82: 102: 132: 760: 644: 3370: 974: 1042: 560: 1780: 711: 604: 139: 109: 435:. Linguist David Shores has argued that there is little evidence for this claim and, while the Tangier dialect is distinctive, it is more likely a mixture of several regional dialects on the Eastern Seaboard. The persistence of this dialectal variety is often attributed to the geographic isolation of the population from the mainland. Tangier Island is listed on the 832: 834: 835: 750:
Including the surrounding marshes, Tangier Island totals less than 740 acres (300 hectares), but only 83 acres (34 hectares) are high enough for habitation. The highest point of land is barely 4 feet (1.2 m) above sea level, and about 9 acres (3.6 hectares) of Tangier shoreline are estimated to
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has been and remains a very strong influence on Tangier, stemming from the charismatic preaching and revival camp meetings held there in the early 1800s by Joshua Thomas, the famed "parson of the islands." Because of their ties to the Northern Methodist Church, Tangier residents in the 19th century
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The original church on the island was called Lee's Bethel and burned down in the 19th century. A bench marking its location is in the graveyard in Canton. The oldest church that still exists on the island, Swain Memorial Methodist Church, was established in 1835. The only other currently standing
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installed in spring 2010. There are phone lines on the island. One physician assistant and a number of registered nurses live on the island. David Nichols treated residents for thirty years, piloting a Cessna 182 or Robinson helicopter for once-a-week visits. In January 2007, he was profiled by
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Some smaller, mostly uninhabited, islands surround Tangier. The largest of these, called Uppards and located just north of the main island, was home to a community of up to 40 families called Canaan before its abandonment in 1928 due to the enlargement of the channel separating it from Tangier.
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Today many of the inhabitants have the surname Crockett, which was the name of the first permanent Anglo-American settler in the late 18th century, John Crockett. Other common surnames on the island include Pruitt, Thomas, Marshall, Charnock, Dise, Shores, and Parks. By 1900 there were 1,064
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and internet service. The island has several restaurants, an ice cream shop, four gift shops and a hardware store. There is a wild beach without a boardwalk or concessions. There is a historical museum and interpretive cultural center. Tangier is known for its seafood dishes, especially its
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as its Person of the Week. Nichols died at the age of 62 on December 30, 2010, after a battle with cancer. Four months earlier, a new clinic was christened in his name, as he and a few others had raised funds for its construction. Emergency patients travel by helicopter to
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The town has been talking with political representatives for decades to get protection for the island in the form of jetties or sea walls. The Town, the History Museum, and townspeople continue to raise money for their sea wall fund. In 2017,
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with passenger trailers to offer "historical tours" of the island for tourists. The roads on Tangier are wide enough for two golf carts. Tourists and islanders often use golf carts, boats, mopeds, and bikes, but some have trucks and cars.
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Tangier and nearby islands are valuable tidal salt marsh habitat for waterfowl, especially as there is a general absence of predators for ground-nesting birds and birds in general. Tangier marshes are home to many birds, including
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The people who came to permanently settle the island arrived in the 1770s, and were farmers. In the late 19th century, the islanders began to become more dependent on harvesting crabs and oysters from the Chesapeake Bay. As the
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place of worship. For various reasons, both historical and practical (such as overcrowding), burials are sometimes located in the yards of houses. There are also churchyard cemeteries at each of the island's churches.
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erode into the Chesapeake each year. Local residents see their existence threatened from falling catches, state regulation of the waterman livelihood on the Bay, constant erosion, and increasingly frequent flooding.
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in 2012, caused much of the island to flood. A few houses were abandoned or torn down due to storm damage, while others have been elevated on new foundations. New buildings continue to be built on the island.
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living together, and 40% were non-families. Lone individuals comprised 38.5% of all households, and 26.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09.
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Many residents believe that erosion is the cause of the increasing incidence and severity of flooding. A 2015 study by Davide M. Schulte, Karin M. Dridge, and Mark H. Hudgins, all members of the
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hospitals in Maryland. Although the island has one operational power plant, it is used mainly for emergencies. Power comes in from the Eastern Shore of Virginia through an underwater cable.
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The major new addition to the island has been the Tangier Island History Museum, which created historical markers that line Tangier's streets and provides a "historical tour" of the island.
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Today, the island contains a few structures used as hunting lodges. Port Isobel, also called East Point Marsh, lies to the east-northeast and is home to an education center owned by the
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for the island. The next year, it was transferred to Charles Scarburgh and John West, two prominent estate owners from Accomack County who used the island to graze livestock.
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The Tangier Island Health Foundation runs the Nichols Health Center on Tangier, which is operated by the Riverside Health System, which also operates on the
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With all the means of transportation and regular telephone service, residents have regular ways of staying in touch with the mainland. The island also has
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Before bridges were built, the only form of transport between or off the ridges was by boat, allowing the islands to stay isolated from the mainland.
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scenario, two of the islands' three ridges are expected to become wetland in the 2030s, with the third expected to succumb by 2051.
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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.
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of the town was 97.9% White, with two Asian residents and seven residents of two or more races. The median age was 54.6 years.
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inns can accommodate a limited number of overnight guests. There are several restaurants and gift shops for the tourist trade.
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called the mayor personally to assure him that the town would survive but offered no concrete form of relief or financial aid.
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Schilling-Estes, Natalie (1997). "Accommodation versus concentration: dialect death in two post-insular island communities".
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Botwick and McClane (2005). "Landscapes of resistance: a view of the nineteenth-century Chesapeake Bay oyster fishery".
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This article is about the town in the US state of Virginia. For the city in Morocco which the town is named after, see
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A local ordinance prohibits the sale of alcohol, making the island "dry." In 1999, the Tangier town council blocked
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was 805.9 people per square mile. There were 271 housing units at an average density of 500.9 per square mile. The
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A recording of a resident of Tangier Island who was born in the late 1800s, showcasing the island's unique accent
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when there were as many as 1,200 British troops recorded as being present on the island at one time. Many
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The island is at risk of disappearing due to upland to wetland conversion and rising sea levels caused by
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Tangier was used as the base for the attack on the American capital in the decisive British victory at
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and oyster tongers in the bay, and between those living in Maryland and those living in Virginia.
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Watermen returning from fishing to Tangier Island. A tourist boat is visible in the background.
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have been found on the island, but the island was not inhabited when it was visited in 1608 by
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The only modes of transportation to and from the island are boats and airplanes. There is an
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church on the island is called the New Testament Congregation, established in 1946, and is a
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Of the 205 households, 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were
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livelihood became more important and more lucrative, there were often conflicts among the
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Transportation on the island does not rely heavily on automobiles. Some residents outfit
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did not support slavery and did not join Virginia in seceding from the Union during the
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The residents of Tangier enjoy regular cable television and internet access through a
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prior to European arrival. A number of Native American artifacts and a large oyster
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escaped to the British on Tangier and were given their freedom. Some joined the
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runs daily from the first weekend of May through the first weekend of October.
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aired a story about Tangier that featured the town's mayor, James W. Eskridge.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tangier, Virginia
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Schulte, David M.; Dridge, Karin M.; Hudgins, Mark H. (December 10, 2015).
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Schulte, David M.; Dridge, Karin M.; Hudgins, Mark H. (December 10, 2015).
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Accomack County, Virginia
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Tangier Island in October 2023, taken at high tide from the steps of
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capital of the world", and has been referred to as one of the last
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Tangier Island was likely used as a hunting and fishing ground by
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National Register of Historic Places in Accomack County, Virginia
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leaves Tangier at 8:00 am and leaves Crisfield at 12:30 pm. The
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southeast of the city on September 12–14, 1814, influenced
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The odd accent of Tangier VA – American Tongues episode #3
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used the island as a staging area in 1813 and 1814 under
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and the Tangier water tower, two landmarks on the island
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People Like Us – The CNAM Channel (February 22, 2008),
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The local accent is sometimes compared to that of the "
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weekend through mid-October. In the summer season, the
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The primary industry on the island besides fishing is
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A typical cemetery on the island, showing overcrowding
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communities. Most fishermen catch and sell crabs and
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Many who live on Tangier Island speak a distinctive
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Town and island in the Chesapeake Bay, United States
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(December 30, 2010). 2359:Jackson, Candace (September 22, 2007). 2358: 2339: 2313: 2206:"AirNav: KTGI – Tangier Island Airport" 2147: 2051: 2017: 1748: 14: 4372:Virginia islands of the Chesapeake Bay 4339: 2646: 2496: 2178: 2077: 1721: 1584:from the original on December 11, 2021 1455: 1388: 1386: 1116: 1045:Swain Memorial United Methodist Church 1008:Historically, there were two cases of 4357:Car-free islands of the United States 3340: 2693: 1848: 1846: 1809: 1807: 1600: 1598: 4402:Islands of Accomack County, Virginia 4347:English-American culture in Virginia 2629:God's Island: The History of Tangier 2574:"The Doomed Island That Loves Trump" 2340:Landers, Jackson (January 4, 2015). 2314:Blakely, Stephen (August 31, 2010). 2052:Andrews, Travis M. 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University of Delaware Press. 2619: 396:. The population was 436 at the 137: 130: 107: 100: 80: 62: 2593: 2572:Swift, Eric (August 19, 2018). 2535: 2513: 2469: 2450: 2432: 2410: 2396: 2352: 2333: 2269: 2255: 2246: 2237: 2216: 2198: 2172: 2121: 2097: 2071: 2045: 2011: 1944: 1880: 1855: 1834: 1825: 1816: 1795: 1773: 1715: 1693: 1665: 1656: 1647: 1629: 1626:Shores (2000), pp. 55, 171-172. 1620: 1092: 567:Three 21st-century hurricanes, 459:. Smith called the region the " 138: 108: 2179:Harper, Scott (May 12, 2012). 1567: 1532: 1523: 1361: 1309: 1083:Accomack County Public Schools 13: 1: 2078:Schaad, Tom (June 14, 2017). 2018:Gertner, Jon (July 6, 2016). 1371:. United States Census Bureau 1354: 968: 944:Tangier Island Oyster Company 151:Show map of the United States 2523:. ABC News. 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Tangier Island
Tangier
Tangier (disambiguation)
Town
Tangier Combined School and the Tangier water tower, two landmarks on the island
Tangier Combined School
Flag of Tangier Island, Virginia
Tangier is located in Virginia
Tangier is located in the United States
37°49′33″N 75°59′32″W / 37.82583°N 75.99222°W / 37.82583; -75.99222
Country
State
Virginia
County
Accomack
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code(s)
757, 948
FIPS code
GNIS
Accomack County
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
2020 census
sea level rise

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