A quiet town on a beautiful island in Chesapeake Bay, Tangier shares its name with the homeland of many of its first settlers, the city of Tangier in Morocco.

Settlers arrived on the island (also named Tangier) the 1770s and were farmers, before turning to the waters for dredging oysters. However, these days the island has little connection to its namesake city and could even be abandoned in the next 50 years thanks to rising sea levels.

It's also worth noting that the people of Tangier speak with a unique accent thanks to their rich history, as reported by the BBC.

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