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HOOPERS ISLAND, MD - OCTOBER 08: A sealed vault containing a unknown deceased person has falling into the Chesapeake Bay at the Anchor of Hope Cemetery. October 8, 2014 in Hoopers Island, Maryland. Donny Willey has volunteered his time to try and save the cemetery from erosion but cannot get a permit from the state of Maryland to erect a seawall. The cemetery is the resting place of more than 150 men, women, and children. Individuals from the War of 1812 to slaves and freed slaves, from the founding family of Hoopers Island to veterans of several wars are buried here. Several islands in the Chesapeake Bay region are slowly eroding away as sea levels are projected to rise several feet over the next century. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP
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Hoopers Island, MD, UNITED STATES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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MARK WILSON |
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9 Octombrie 2014 |
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5184 x 3456 (1.39 MB) |
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