OK, so probably the most unoriginal blog post title imaginable for this, but there it is anyway. We cautiously walked through some very so-so streets to find Poe's grave. There are some odd stories about his grave site. Firstly, his birthday is listed incorrectly. Secondly, his remains were moved to this location and another stone marks his "original resting place," but that is also incorrect! Earlier on our trip we passed The Horse You Rode In On Tavern in Fells Pt which is supposedly his last stop before collapsing and ending up in the hospital where he died. Poe was born in Boston which explains the statue there, but he identified with Baltimore as the place of his roots.
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