In 1933, Virginia islanders began leaving Hog Island after a devastating hurricane; abandoned sheep lived wild for decades and became a rare American breed

On Virginia's Eastern Shore, Hog Island was once a remote coastal community where families farmed, fished and raised livestock amid shifting dunes and marshes. Among the animals that shaped island life were small sheep allowed to roam freely, with people gathering them mainly for shearing and marking.

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