![]() ![]() 98 years later, the Old Stone House became the Poe Museum.Īt the age of 17, Edgar traveled to Charlottesville to attend the University of Virginia (UVA). Poe stood guard on the front steps of the house. Lafayette and the color guard stopped at Richmond’s Old Stone House to visit the Ege family, who had assisted in the American Revolution. In 1824, a young Edgar Allan Poe was a part of a junior honor color guard that escorted the Revolutionary War General Marquis de Lafayette around Richmond, Virginia. As a teenager Poe enjoyed the life of the elite upper-class. He did not take their last name, but instead he became Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar was never officially adopted, a cause and result of constant tensions between him and his foster father. Two-year-old Edgar was taken in by Richmond couple John and Frances Allan. She died on December 8th, 1811 at the age of 24, leaving behind her three children. In a devastating turn, Eliza contracted tuberculosis and spent the last few months of her life in Richmond. When Edgar was a baby, David abandoned the family, leaving Eliza to support three young children. ![]() Edgar Poe was born on January 19th, 1809 to traveling actors Eliza and David Poe. ![]()
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