Tomorrow is edgar allan poe s birthday so i wanted to talk about the mystery of the poe toaster.

Edgar allan poe grave visitor png. Many people tried to identify the poe toaster but he or she always managed to cleverly escape before being photographed. For the 58th straight year a mysterious visitor left birthday cognac and roses at edgar allan poe s grave on friday and he was watched by more onlookers than ever a faithful viewer in baltimore. When the grave was in danger of disappearing into the weeds altogether george w. The edgar allan poe society wrote once that cognac was never mentioned in any of the writer s works.

The poe toaster paid a stealthy visit to the cenotaph marking the site of poe s original grave in baltimore every january 19th for almost 80 years. 19 with an appearance at edgar allan poe s grave. For over 60 years starting sometime in the 1930s an anonymous person known only as the poe toaster marked each jan. 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 distincti.

A mystery man made the 58th consecutive visit to edgar allan poe s grave in baltimore this morning and was watched by the largest group of onlookers ever the event s most faithful viewer said. Roses lie near the grave of author edgar allan poe on wednesday at westminster church and cemetery in baltimore. Despite a prolific body of work when edgar allan poe died in 1849 he was originally buried in an unmarked grave. For decades a mysterious figure dressed in black his features cloaked by a wide brimmed hat and scarf crept into a churchyard to lay three roses and a bottle of cognac at the grave of edgar.

Therefore everyone was even more puzzled why the toaster preferred the beverage to make the toast. Edgar allan poe is buried at westminster hall in baltimore maryland. Wearing a white scarf and a wide brimmed hat and arriving in the early early morning this person stood at the grave poured and drank a glass of cognac and left three roses on the gravestone.

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