Edgar Allan Poe's Grave Site and Memorial

Local nameEdgar Allan Poe's Grave Site and Memorial
LocationBaltimore

The death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7, 1849, has remained mysterious. The circumstances leading up to it are uncertain, and the cause of death is disputed. On October 3, the American author was found delirious in Baltimore, Maryland, "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance", according to the man who found him, Joseph W. Walker. He was taken to the Washington College Hospital, where he died at 5 a.m. on Sunday, October 7. He was 40 years old. Poe was never able to explain how he came to be in this condition.

Much of the extant information about the last few days of Poe's life comes from his attending physician, Dr. John Joseph Moran, though his credibility is questionable. Poe was buried after a small funeral at the back of Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, but his remains were moved to a new grave with a larger monument in 1875.

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Opening hours

The cemetery gates are open to the public, daily 8:00 a.m. to dusk.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe

Official website http://www.eapoe.org/balt/poegrave.htm

Address 518 W Fayette St Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

Coordinates 39°17'24.934" N -76°37'23.165" E

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