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I don't know how many of you have followed this over the years, but this is the second year in a row where the visitor to the Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) tomb in Baltimore has been a no-show. I'm guessing the person(s) responsible decided to end the tradition at 200 years. The fact that tourists intend to keep visiting the site into the future in ancitipation of the Poe visitor, even though he will likely not come, is interesting. Gathering around to witness the Poe visitor has become a tradition unto itself which has replaced the underlying tradition. I wonder what anthropologists would say about this. 🙂Tell-tale letdown: Poe visitor again a no-show
Maybe the person passed away and there is no-one to carry on after them. That would be my guess. They never have figured out who it is or was have they?
They don't have a certain ID on the visitor. But according to that article, in the 1990s he indicated that the job would be passed on to his sons. Unless they both died the same year, and coincidentally around the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth, then I'm guessing they chose not to keep going.
Seems that the Poe visitor has truly stopped coming.Poe fans call an end to 'Toaster' traditionI did not realize it, but the article says that the Baltimore Ravens got their name from Poe.
The visitor has occasionally left notes with his tributes, but they haven't offered much insight into the identity of the "Poe Toaster." A few indicated the tradition passed to a new generation before the original visitor's death in the 1990s, and some even mentioned the Iraq War and Baltimore Ravens football team, which was named for Poe's poem.
I did not realize it, but the article says that the Baltimore Ravens got their name from Poe.
You just realized this now??
