"Baltimore Saturday Visiter The Baltimore Saturday Visiter was a weekly periodical in Baltimore, Maryland, in the 19th century. It published some of the early work of Baltimore writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was established in 1832 by Charles Cloud and Lambert Wilmer, a friend of Poe. Popular at first, the ""Visiter"" later became abolitionist and in 1847 was absorbed by the abolitionist ""National Era"" of Washington D.C. Poe submitted to the ""Visiter"" six tales as entries to a contest sponsored by the publication. The newspaper promised a $50 prize for the best tale and a $25 prize for the best"
"means. The mystery of the Poe Toaster was featured in an episode of ""Creepy Canada"" along with the circumstances that led up to Poe's death and rumors of his ghost haunting Westminster Hall and Burying Ground. Poe Toaster Poe Toaster is a media epithet popularly used to refer to an unidentified person (or more probably two persons in succession, possibly father and son) who, for over seven decades, paid an annual tribute to American author Edgar Allan Poe by visiting the cenotaph marking his original grave in Baltimore, Maryland, in the early hours of January 19, Poe's birthday. The shadowy"
"the third largest city in America - Baltimore. Today, this ""who's who"" of early Baltimore is overshadowed by the later presence of the promising writer, poet and author Edgar Allan Poe, who was buried here in October 1849, following his sudden and mysterious death after being found on the street near East Lombard Street in a sick and semi-conscious state wearing unfamiliar clothes. Poe was taken to the Church Home and Infirmary on Broadway (between East Fayette and Baltimore Streets on ""Washington Hill""), where he died four days later. He was interred in the old Western Burying Grounds of the"
"Westminster Hall and Burying Ground Westminster Hall and Burying Ground is a graveyard and former church located at 519 West Fayette Street (at North Greene Street) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Occupying the southeast corner of West Fayette and North Greene Street on the west side of downtown Baltimore, the site is probably most famous as the burial site of Edgar Allan Poe, (1809–1849). The complex was declared a national historic district in 1974. The graveyard was established in January 1787 by the First Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, from land on the westside of old Baltimore Town purchased by a"
"Poe Toaster Poe Toaster is a media epithet popularly used to refer to an unidentified person (or more probably two persons in succession, possibly father and son) who, for over seven decades, paid an annual tribute to American author Edgar Allan Poe by visiting the cenotaph marking his original grave in Baltimore, Maryland, in the early hours of January 19, Poe's birthday. The shadowy figure, dressed in black with a wide-brimmed hat and white scarf, would pour himself a glass of cognac and raise a toast to Poe's memory, then vanish into the night, leaving three roses in a distinctive"
"him. In 2010 there was no visit by the Toaster, nor has he appeared any year since, signaling an end to the 75-year tradition. In 2016, the Maryland Historical Society selected a new ""Toaster"" to revive the tradition in a less mysterious—but still anonymous—form. Poe died at the age of 40 in Baltimore on October 7, 1849, under mysterious circumstances. The Poe Toaster tradition may have begun as early as the 1930s, according to witnesses, and continued annually until 2009. Each year, in the early hours of the morning of January 19 (Poe's birthday), a black-clad, presumably male figure carrying"
"as tens of thousands of mourners filed silently past. The ceremony appears to have served as a form of catharsis for collective mourning on a scale not previously known. The grave was then capped with a black Belgian marble stone (the only tombstone in the Abbey on which it is forbidden to walk) featuring this inscription, composed by Herbert Edward Ryle, Dean of Westminster, engraved with brass from melted down wartime ammunition. Around the main inscription are four New Testament quotations: A year later, on 17 October 1921, the unknown warrior was given the United States' highest award for valour,"
"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. Early daguerreotypes of Poe continue to arouse great interest among literary historians. Notable among them are: For decades, every January 19, a bottle of cognac and three"
"not want him to be buried in New York City's ""potter's field."" After Rushmore's body lay unclaimed at Bellevue for five days, Ruth Rushmore, now a secretary, took custody. She held a private service at an undisclosed location, had the body cremated and sent the ashes back to be buried in Mexico, Missouri, ""back to the 'dark and bloody ground.'"" Howard Rushmore Howard Clifford Rushmore (July 2, 1913 – January 3, 1958) was an American journalist, nationally known for investigative reporting. As a communist, he reported for ""The Daily Worker""; later, he became anti-communist and wrote for publications including the"
"roses were left at Poe's original grave marker by an unknown visitor affectionately referred to as the ""Poe Toaster"". On August 15, 2007, Sam Porpora, a former historian at the Westminster Church in Baltimore where Poe is buried, claimed that he had started the tradition in 1949. Porpora said that the tradition began in order to raise money and enhance the profile of the church. His story has not been confirmed, and some details which he gave to the press are factually inaccurate. The Poe Toaster's last appearance was on January 19, 2009, the day of Poe's bicentennial. Tales Poetry"
"his mother's in Evergreen Cemetery. His grave was unmarked until 1985, when local donors purchased a granite headstone with the inscription, ""American Humorist"". In 2003, Cuppy received another memorial when a committee of the International Astronomical Union approved the name ""15017 Cuppy"" for an asteroid. Although Cuppy was reclusive and cultivated the image of a curmudgeon, he had many friends in New York's literary circles. One of them was the poet William Rose Benét (1886–1950) who, writing in the ""Saturday Review of Literature"", penned this remembrance of him: Cuppy's papers, including thousands of his notecards, are archived at the University"
"and close to the Jones Falls. It is generally more expensive and contains very well preserved homes. A portion of this has been declared the Mount Royal Terrace Historic District by Baltimore City. Writer Gertrude Stein lived in Reservoir Hill for a short period of time on Linden Avenue, near Whitelock Street in what is also called the David Bachrach House. Pulitzer Prize winning poet Karl Shapiro was born on Brooks Lane in Reservoir Hill. Shapiro was appointed the fifth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1946. Soviet spies Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers lived"
"James Ryder Randall James Ryder Randall (January 1, 1839 – January 15, 1908) was an American journalist and poet. He is best remembered as the author of ""Maryland, My Maryland"". Randall was born on January 1, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was named after Father James A. Ryder S.J., the 20th President of Georgetown University. He is most remembered for writing the poem ""Maryland, My Maryland,"" which is also the reason for his being called the ""Poet Laureate of the Lost Cause"". It became a war hymn of the Confederacy after the poem's words were set to the tune ""Lauriger"
"and threatening."" Poe was buried in a cheap coffin that lacked handles, a nameplate, cloth lining, or a cushion for his head. On October 10, 2009, Poe received a second funeral in Baltimore. Actors portrayed Poe's contemporaries and other long-dead writers and artists. Each paid their respects and read eulogies adapted from their writings about Poe. The funeral included a replica of Poe's casket and wax cadaver. Poe is buried on the grounds of Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, now part of the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore. Even after his death, he created controversy and mystery."
"was buried in Green Mount Cemetery. Mary Spear Nicholas Tiernan Mary Spear Nicholas Tiernan (February 14, 1835 - January 13, 1891) was a 19th-century American writer. Her earliest contributions to literature appeared in Bledsoe's ""Southern Review."" Her first novel, ""Homoselle"", was the most popular and successful of the ""Round Robin Series."" Tiernan, encouraged with the reception with which her first novel had met, entered upon an active career, writing for ""The Century"" and ""Harper's Magazine"" and publishing two additional novels, ""Sousette"" and ""Jack Horner"", 1890. The last of these included a second edition. Mary Spear Nicholas was born in Baltimore,"
"die block bears a medallion portrait of the author-poet by the sculptor Volck, while on the western side appear the lines of inscription: ""Edgar Allan Poe: born Jan. 20, 1809; died Oct. 7, 1849."" Annual observances on his birth and death dates at his grave side are still conducted to this day, attended by the WHT officials, Presbyterian Church clergy and members of several literary, educational and historical societies (such as the Poe Society of Baltimore), representatives of the several Baltimore City public high schools whose predecessors sponsored the Monuments over 140 years ago (Baltimore City College with their two"
"or that she had come to Maryland because it was more religiously tolerant than other colonies. Moll Dyer Moll Dyer (died c. 1697?) is the name of a legendary 17th-century resident of Leonardtown, Maryland, who was said to have been accused of witchcraft and chased out of her home by the local townsfolk on a winter night. Her body was found a few days later, partially frozen to a large stone. Stories say her spirit haunts the land, looking for the men who forced her from her home. The land near her cabin is said to be cursed, never again"
"him by contributing scenic written depictions to that chapter. While sitting round a back parlor table at the home of noted Baltimore literarist, civic leader and friend John H. B. Latrobe at 11 West Mulberry Street, across from the old Baltimore Cathedral in the Mount Vernon, Baltimore neighborhood in October 1833, imbibing in some spirits and genial conversation with other friend James H. Miller, they together judged the draft of ""MS. Found in a Bottle"" from a then unknown aspiring writer Edgar Allan Poe to be worthy of publishing in the ""Baltimore Sunday Visitor"" because of its dark and macabre"
"her face. She had been raped, strangled and bound then thrown into the cemetery, or killed in a different location and then dumped there. The case was featured on America's Most Wanted, but remains unsolved. Lorraine Park Cemetery Lorraine Park Cemetery is a cemetery located in Baltimore, Maryland. It rests on about of land. Formerly known as Lorraine Farm, the exact date of its founding is not entirely known - however, it may have been founded as early as 1872. Founded by Reverend William Prescott Webb, most of its acreage was sold to the Lorraine Cemetery Company in 1884. The"
"provide inspiration for members, the Club maintained a library of books written by themselves as well as their fellow Maryland authors. Each January beginning in 1902, the Club held an annual Twelfth Night Celebration, an elaborate dinner with a musical program and a Christmas cake baked with souvenirs that was paraded through the gathering. On All Souls’ Day, November 2, the Club members decorated the graves of authors and artists buried in Maryland. Among those honored were Edgar Allan Poe, Junius Brutus Booth, John Pendleton Kennedy, Sidney Lanier, Col. Richard Malcolm Johnston, William H. Rinehart, and former Club member Mary"
"in 1854 which was widely reprinted, and also helped found Druid Hill Park, serving on its Board of Directors from 1860 until his death. Latrobe also achieved some distinction as a poet and painter, and was one of the 3-judge panel which awarded Edgar Allan Poe a prize for his ""Manuscript in a bottle"", which was published in Baltimore's ""Sunday Visitor"" paper and helped launch the writer's career. Latrobe died in 1891 and was buried with other family members in Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore. Latrobe donated his family's papers, including an autobiography he wrote, to Maryland's State Archives, which"
"of Historic Places in 1980. Guided tours are available at various times of the year. A Baltimore City Landmark plaque at the entrance reads: In addition to John Wilkes Booth, two other conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are buried here, Samuel Arnold and Michael O'Laughlen. It is common for visitors to the cemetery to leave pennies on the graves of the three men; the one-cent coin features the likeness of the president they successfully sought to murder. Until a 1965 agreement with Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor had planned for a burial in a"
"House and Museum's annual Poe birthday celebration every January, often featuring theatrical presentations and an apple cider toast. The organization claims it is the world's largest Poe birthday celebration. On Poe's birthday, January 19, an unidentified man known endearingly as the Poe Toaster visited the burying ground to make an annual tribute to Poe. The tradition seemingly ended in 2009. Westminster Hall and Burying Ground was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1974. They are included in the Baltimore National Heritage Area. Westminster Hall and Burying Ground Westminster Hall and Burying Ground is a graveyard"
"re-written a number of Poe's letters that were included in his ""Memoir of the Author"". By then, Griswold's depiction of Poe was entrenched in the mind of the public, both in America and around the world, and this distorted image of the author has become part of the Poe legend despite attempts to dispel it. Death of Edgar Allan Poe 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,"
"and family. His last words were recorded as ""Take me away; take me away!"" The poet had asked to be cremated by friends in the funeral pyre he built at The Hights with no religious ceremony and without being embalmed. His wishes were mostly ignored and the funeral on February 19 drew thousands of curious onlookers. The preacher who spoke referred to Miller as ""the last of America's great poets."" On May 23, members of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco and the Press Club returned to Miller's funeral pyre to burn the urn which contained his ashes, allowing them"
"Washington Hill, Baltimore Washington Hill is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is north of Fells Point, south of Johns Hopkins Hospital, east of Old Town and Jonestown and west of Butchers Hill. It is bounded by Fayette Street, Washington Street, Lombard Street, and Central Avenue. The neighborhood surrounds Broadway (formerly known as Market Street in Colonial times) running north from Fells Point to terminate at East North Avenue and is named for the now-defunct Washington Medical College later known as the Church Home and Hospital on Broadway where famed writer/poet Edgar Allan Poe was taken to die"
"Monument in Baltimore on July 4, 1815, as well as that of the old Masonic Hall in that city. He died in Baltimore on July 1, 1819. At his death, the members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Maryland passed resolutions lamenting 'the death of their late Most Worshipful Grand Master, Levin Winder, whose usefulness in the service of his country, and whose private virtues always reflected honour on this fraternity. Governor Winder was buried in the First Presbyterian Church graveyard on the corner of Fayette and Greene Streets in Baltimore. Later, his remains were"
"Henry Livingston Jr. Henry Beekman Livingston Jr. (October 13, 1748 – February 29, 1828) has been proposed as being the uncredited author of the poem ""A Visit from St. Nicholas"", more popularly known (after its first line) as ""The Night Before Christmas"". Credit for the poem was taken in 1837 by Clement Clarke Moore, a Bible scholar in New York City, nine years after Livingston's death. It was not until another twenty years that the Livingston family knew of Moore's claim, and it was not until 1900 that they went public with their own claim. Since then, the question has"
"Clark Ashton Smith, Henry Kuttner, Seabury Quinn, Otis Adelbert Kline, Ralph Milne Farley, Robert Spencer Carr, and Farnsworth Wright among others. Price was a Buddhist and a supporter of the Republican Party. He died at Redwood City, California, in 1988. When Lovecraft visited New Orleans in June 1932, Howard telegraphed Price to alert him to the visitor's presence, and the two writers spent much of the following week together. A disproven myth claims that Price took Lovecraft to a New Orleans brothel, where Lovecraft was amused to find that several of the employees there were fans of his work; the"
"poem submitted by October 1, 1833. About 100 entries were received but the judges chose Poe's ""MS. Found in a Bottle"" for its originality. In addition to the $50 prize, the story was published in the October 19 issue of the ""Visiter"". The contest, however, had some controversy. The winner of the poetry portion of the contest, ""Henry Wilton,"" was revealed to actually be John Hewitt, the editor of the ""Visiter"". Poe claimed Hewitt had won by ""underhanded means."" Baltimore Saturday Visiter The Baltimore Saturday Visiter was a weekly periodical in Baltimore, Maryland, in the 19th century. It published some"
"through the end of the 19th Century. In April 1865, the rotunda was the site of a viewing ceremony during the long procession winding through the downtown city streets for assassinated 16th President Abraham Lincoln as later his decorated train traveled through the Northern States back to his home in Springfield, Illinois for burial. In 1900 the Treasury Department held a design competition for Baltimore's third custom house. It was to be built on the site of the famed Merchant's Exchange. The winning entry was by the prominent Washington, D.C. firm of Hornblower and Marshall. The building's cornerstone was laid"
"supernatural in their everyday lives."" He concludes that ""The timeless themes of his weird tales made him an important bridge between the pulp and the modern horror era. He was also a pioneer in horror's specialty press phenomenon"". Joseph Payne Brennan Joseph Payne Brennan (December 20, 1918 – January 28, 1990) was an American writer of fantasy and horror fiction, and also a poet. Of Irish ancestry, he was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and he lived most of his life in New Haven, Connecticut, and worked as an Acquisitions Assistant at the Sterling Memorial Library of Yale University for over"
"""intellectuals"" and would engage in them in unlimited discussions on fine art, music, and literature until late in the night. In his later years he was listed in the Marquis Who's Who social register, both in ""Who's Who in America"" and ""Who's Who in the World"". He loved drives to scenic places and one drive he enjoyed was the cliffs above San Diego Bay in Point Loma. He asked that when it was ""his time"", he be buried ""high on a cliff overlooking Coronado and the bay"". He died on November 30, 2001. His wish was granted and his burial"