Edgar Allan Poe's Grave Site and Memorial

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“The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave. ”

– Atlas Obscura

Time Out Time Out
"While not the birthplace (Boston was), Baltimore is the burial site of Edgar Allan Poe, the master of the macabre." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"A sweeping, black iron fence signifies something worth seeing, though, and the clusters of families with cameras hanging off their wrists lead the way." Full review
On the Grid On the Grid
"Edgar Allen Poe is a famed poet and novelist, but no one is certain what caused his untimely death in 1849 (drugs? drinking? rabies?). What we do know for sure is that he found final rest..." Full review
Where Where
"At Westminster burial grounds, final resting place of Baltimore's most famous poet." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died. " Full review
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