Edgar Allan Poe focused tour at Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Schedule

Sun Oct 05 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Shockoe Hill Cemetery | Richmond, VA

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This is a tour focused on Edgar Allan Poe's connections to the cemetery, highlighting his foster family, his first and last fiancée, and other friends and acquaintances buried here.
Join Sharon Pajka, English professor and author, as she leads the tour near the anniversary of Poe’s death, Professor Sharon Pajka joins us once again for a thoughtful glimpse of the lives and legacies of those buried here who knew Richmond’s favorite son as discussed in her recent book, "The Souls Close to Edgar Allan Poe" https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/9781467154543
Park inside the Cemetery for this free tour (recommended donation to the Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery is $15), entering from either Hospital Street or Bates Street.
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Shockoe Hill Cemetery, 200 E Bates St, Richmond, VA 23219-1144, United States

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