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It's a hall that you can rent for weddings and events. We were only able to see it, because a nice gentlemen was preparing it for a wedding later in the day, and he let us peek inside. Nice, but not a site for tourists. The burying grounds are small, and you likely would need a tour guide to make it really interesting.
Of course, the highlight is Edgar Allen Poe's grave and possibly the monument at the entrance. If you are interested in US history, there are also some military figures associated with Baltimore there. We weren't really impressed overall, having been to many cemeteries in our travels, but I must confess that our experience was a bit colored by the nature of the cemetery. Situated as it is in the middle of downtown, we had to be careful of the two men hiding in the cemetery behind the hall doing drugs.
We also sidestepped the guy at the Poe monument who was taking the coins people left there. This was in the middle of the day, by the way. Urban and gritty has its place, but most cemetery aficionados aren't usually seeking that experience in the cemeteries themselves.
Most people know this is the place that Edgar Allan Poe is buried. Its also quite easy to find, and open during daytime hours - though finding the open gate is interesting!
Its beautiful and is, so far, the only thing in Baltimore worth visiting for. Aside from Utz chips! First Presbyterian was a congregation of social and economically elite local Presbyterians and Reformed Protestants. At the time the cemetery was established, the true church was located in downtown Baltimore. In the Westminster Presbyterian Church was built over the top of the burial ground, creating the creepy catacombs that are rich in haunted history.
For years it was thought that the church was built because of a law that stated a cemetery needs a church attached to it. However, it was actually built to keep the cemetery sacred and protected. Few saw the aging, old-fashioned, 18th Century-style burial ground as an appropriate resting place as the more modern 19th Century emerged. Over the 60 years before the new church was built, those laid to rest in the cemetery included many influential and important figures. Merchants, statesmen, politicians, and dozens of officer and soldier veterans of the American Revolutionary War and War of were buried there.
Still, some may be part of the paranormal activity that permeates the burial ground. Born in , Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most influential American writers and poets of all time. He is most famous for his poetry and short stories, particularly those of mystery and the macabre. He is also credited for creating the detective fiction genre and contributing to the science fiction genre. Poe had a financially difficult life and career as the first American writer to earn a living by his writings alone.
Sadly his mother passed away the following year, leaving Poe an orphan. He was then fostered by the Allan family, though never legally adopted. Poe struggled with alcohol and gambling at a young adult age and eventually ended up in Baltimore in His life took him through several positions as an editor, the military, and even a try for congress.
His alcohol and gambling debt kept him from succeeding at all ventures he took on. He never recovered from her death; however, and some of his best-known works were inspired by his love and loss of his beloved wife.
Poe went back to Richmond, where he lived out his days until his mysterious death in There is a great mystery surrounding the death of Edgar Allan Poe.
Reportedly sober at the time, Poe was found back in Baltimore, where he lived with Virginia. He was taken to a hospital and died a few days later. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
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