Cemetery on Tangier Island#
![Cemetery on Tangier Island Cemetery on Tangier Island](/attach/Geography/America/United_States/Pictures/Factbook_Pictures/810us/scaled-800x600-810us.jpg)
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The crowded cemetery on Tangier Island, Virginia is dominated by just a few families. Many of the islands population, which numbers about 600, still speak a distinct Cornish dialect dating to the late 17th century when the island was first settled.