• Daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe 1848

    Edgar Allan Poe

    National Historic Site Pennsylvania

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  • The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site will be closed

    The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site will be closed beginning March 1, 2013 through July 31, 2013 for restoration work. More »

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Did You Know?

Poe's Basement

Poe defined poetry as “the rhythmical creation of beauty”.