On the Edge of Retreat (multimedia feature) – the Washington Post

Hog Island Wildlife Management Area in Surry County, Virginia. 2018 (by Chesapeake Bay Program CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr).
Hog Island Wildlife Management Area in Surry County, Virginia. 2018 (by Will Parson / Chesapeake Bay Program CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr).

Excerpt:
An island community moved to the mainland. Now the fast-rising sea is following — a warning for the rest of the East Coast.

A century ago, about 250 people lived on Hog Island, a seven-mile expanse off the Virginia coast. They raised livestock and gathered oysters. They lived in a town called Broadwater, worked at the lighthouse and Coast Guard station, and danced at night in a social hall called the Red Onion.

But that was back when there was still soil beneath their feet…

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