Mystery visitor fails to appear at Edgar Allan Poe's grave for first time in 60 years (via USA Today)
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By Joseph White
Associated Press
A mysterious visitor who left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year on the writer's birthday failed to show early Tuesday, breaking with a ritual that began more than 60 years ago.
The tradition dates back to at least 1949, according to newspaper accounts from the era, Jerome said. Since then, an unidentified person has come every Jan. 19 to leave three roses and a half-bottle of cognac at Poe's grave in a church cemetery in downtown Baltimore
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2010-01-19-edgar-allan-poe-mystery-visitor_N.htm
By Joseph White
Associated Press
A mysterious visitor who left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year on the writer's birthday failed to show early Tuesday, breaking with a ritual that began more than 60 years ago.
The tradition dates back to at least 1949, according to newspaper accounts from the era, Jerome said. Since then, an unidentified person has come every Jan. 19 to leave three roses and a half-bottle of cognac at Poe's grave in a church cemetery in downtown Baltimore
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2010-01-19-edgar-allan-poe-mystery-visitor_N.htm
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