Edgar Allan Poe the renowned author of tales of mystery and madness arrivedin Richmond in 1810 at the age of one and left the city for the last time justtwo wee... » 

Edgar Allan Poe the renowned author of tales of mystery and madness arrivedin Richmond in 1810 at the age of one and left the city for the last time justtwo weeks before his death. Of his 40 years he lived in Richmond for 13yearsafar longer than in any other city. While other cities may claim him Poehimself boasted in 1841 aI am a Virginian . . . for I have resided all mylife until within the last few years in Richmond.a It was in Richmond thatPoe was orphaned at the age of two and where he was reared in the home of thetobacco exporter John Allan. In this city the young Poe first fell in lovewrote his earliest poetry began his career in journalism and married his 13yearold cousin. «