Baltimore, MD - Edgar Allan Poe Adventure

I had a chance to go to Baltimore, MD in 2014.
I of course had to check out everything Edgar Allan Poe!

Here is the story of my adventure...

Home of Edgar Allan Poe

Monument to his family at Westminster Hall

I started at where he lived. I then traveled to Westminster Hall where is gravestone lies. I finished with a drink at his favorite watering hole!

Good to Know...

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. Wikipedia

Born: January 19, 1809, Boston, MA

Died: October 7, 1849, Church Home & Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Spouse: Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (m. 1835–1847)

Poems: The Raven, Annabel Lee, The Bells, The Sleeper, MORE

Quotes

We loved with a love that was more than love.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

Death

Edgar Allan Poe is buried at Westminster Hall in Baltimore, Maryland (Lat: 39.29027; Long: −76.62333). The circumstances and cause of his death remain uncertain.

Preserved homes, landmarks, and museums

The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site in Philadelphia is one of several preserved former residences of Poe.

No childhood home of Poe is still standing, including the Allan family's Moldavia estate. The oldest standing home in Richmond, the Old Stone House, is in use as the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, though Poe never lived there. The collection includes many items that Poe used during his time with the Allan family, and also features several rare first printings of Poe works. 13 West Range is the dorm room that Poe is believed to have used while studying at the University of Virginia in 1826; it is preserved and available for visits. Its upkeep is now overseen by a group of students and staff known as the Raven Society.^[140]

The earliest surviving home in which Poe lived is in Baltimore, preserved as the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum. Poe is believed to have lived in the home at the age of 23 when he first lived with Maria Clemm and Virginia (as well as his grandmother and possibly his brother William Henry Leonard Poe).^[141] It is open to the public and is also the home of the Edgar Allan Poe Society. Of the several homes that Poe, his wife Virginia, and his mother-in-law Maria rented in Philadelphia, only the last house has survived. The Spring Garden home, where the author lived in 1843–1844, is today preserved by the National Park Service as the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site.^[142] Poe's final home is preserved as the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in the Bronx.^[66]

In Boston, a commemorative plaque on Boylston Street is several blocks away from the actual location of Poe's birth.^{[4][143][144][145]} The house which was his birthplace at 62 Carver Street no longer exists; also, the street has since been renamed "Charles Street South".^[146][147] A "square" at the intersection of Broadway, Fayette, and Carver Streets had once been named in his honor,^[148] but it disappeared when the streets were rearranged. In 2009, the intersection of Charles and Boylston Streets (two blocks north of his birthplace) was designated "Edgar Allan Poe Square".^[149] In March 2014, fundraising was completed for construction of a permanent memorial sculpture at this location. The winning design by Stefanie Rocknak depicts a life-sized Poe striding against the wind, accompanied by a flying raven; his suitcase lid has fallen open, leaving a "paper trail" of literary works embedded in the sidewalk behind him.^{[150][151][152]} The public unveiling on October 5, 2014 was attended by former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky.^[153]

Other Poe landmarks include a building in the Upper West Side where Poe temporarily lived when he first moved to New York. A plaque suggests that Poe wrote "The Raven" here. The bar still stands where legend says that Poe was last seen drinking before his death, in Fell's Point in Baltimore. The drinking establishment is now known as "The Horse You Came In On", and local lore insists that a ghost whom they call "Edgar" haunts the rooms above.^[154]