Tangier, Virginia

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Tangier is a town on Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay. It is a part of Accomack County, Virginia, USA. The population was 604 at the 2000 census. The tiny island community has attracted the attention of linguists because its people speak a unique dialect of American English, hypothesized to be nearly unchanged since the days of its first occupation by English colonists. Each of the original surnames and several of the present surnames on the island originated in the British Isles, particularly in Scotland, and the accent has a distinctly Celtic flavor, similar to those in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Cornwall, four of the six Celtic nations.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier_Island
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Coordinates:   37°49'48"N   75°59'27"W

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  • Yes, they still speak a dying form of Cornish Celtic on this island.
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