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— CPYRGHT, Baltimore’s Ghostly Tour Dark of night and an old burying ground are the stuff of which spine-tingling adven- tures arc made. Add to that the grave of one of the world’s best-known writers of morbid tales, and you have the potential for a scary Halloween experience. The first two ingredients can be found anywhere. But only in Baltimore can you find the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. it was a rainy October day in 1849 when Poe was laid to rest in a back corner of the old Westminster Burying Ground in Balti- more. He had stopped in the city on his way from Richmond to New ‘York and had been found lying in a doorway on Lom- bard Street. He lingered in delirium for five days, dying on October 7 at the age of 40. in 1875 the schoolchildren of Baltimore raised money for a monument to Poe, and at that time his remains were moved to a more prominent spot, just inside the ceme- tery gate at the corner of Fayette and Greene Streets. The monument will be rededicated during ceremonies on No- vember 17, Two activities take place before that, though. Beginning at 1:30. a.m. on October 27, Baltimore Rent-a-Tour offers an In- Perhaps the most famous person buried at Wesiminster was Edgar Allan Poe. His grave (below) lies just inside the gate at the corner of Fayette and Greene Streets. 18 Southern Living Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001700060001-7 Dyes Westminster Burying Ground, in downtown Baltimore, holds the graves of many Hotable figures from the city’s history. somimue ‘Tour that stops in the cemetery. Participants will visit the catacombs under Westminster Hall, which was once used as a church, and have a glass of sherry during a poetry reading of “Annabel Lec” at Poe’s grave. Then, on October 31, the Westminster Preservation Trust, Inc., which takes care of the cemetery and Westminster Hall, ushers in Halloween with an open house. ‘The prograra is geared toward children, and refreshments are scrved. & walk through the grounds surround- ing Westminster Hall almost secms like a stroll through Baltimore’s history. The city’s first mayor, as well as three later ones, is buried here. So, too, are 15 gener- als of the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Photograptia: Kim McRae The most popular grave, though, is that of Poe. There’s a certain mystique about the rnan who wrote such deep, dark tales. What was he doing in Baltimore when he died? The question has never been satis- factorily answered. And who, since 1949, has left a half-empty bottle of cognac and three red roses on his grave every January 19, the date of his birth? For information about guided tours of the Westininster Burying Ground, contact Westminster Preservation Trust, Inc., 500 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Mary- land 21201; or telephone (301) 528-2070. For information about the Insomniac Tour, contact Baltimore Rent-a-Tour, 3414 Philips Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21208; or telephone (301) 653-2998.
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