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Tangier Island - a Time Capsule on the Chesapeake

By Lauren Hines-Acosta
Published July 16, 2026 at 11:13 AM EDT
Little by little, the Chesapeake Bay is claiming Tangier Island
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Little by little, the Chesapeake Bay is claiming Tangier Island

Tangier Island is one of the last inhabited islands on the Chesapeake Bay. Sea level rise and erosion threaten its existence, and the Chesapeake Bay Journal visited to hear what decision makers are saying about its future.

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