Hart Island is New York City’s “potters field” where one million of the poor, unclaimed, or unidentified dead are buried. Islands, however, are not great places for burial due to high water tables and erosion. Strong storms in the past few years have eaten away at the land and exposed skeletal remains.
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Coastal erosion reveals human remains on spooky Deadman’s island
The Isle of Sheppey, Deadman’s Island, was where the dead from prison boats were buried in the 19th century. The island is eroding and exposing the bones of those left there, adding to the haunted lore.