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Poe left the army and enrolled at West Point in New York state. Poe did not enjoy his time at West Point and got very bored. He was expelled in March 1831. At this point, John Allan disowned him.

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Virginia Clemm, Poe's cousin and wife,  contracted tuberculosis and died at 24.

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Many theories surround Poe's death, it is depressing that researchers still haven't figured out what killed him. In 1867, researchers assumed he was beaten to death. Then they guessed it was because he was involved in cooping; next up on the blame list was alcohol. In 1999, carbon monoxide poisoning was the source of Poe's death. The list of reasons go on: the flu, murder, a brain tumor and many more.

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Poe self-published his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems, in 1827

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Poe Toaster is a name used to refer to an unidentified person who, paid an annual tribute to Poe by visiting his original grave in Baltimore, Maryland, in the early hours of January 19, Poe's birthday.

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"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before."
-Edgar Allan Poe

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"Evidence by medical practitioners who reopened the case has shown that Poe may have been suffering from rabies."  (poets.org)

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Most people recognize Poe by his famous poem, The Raven. Others may have read one of his more popular dark and creepy tales like, The Fall of the House of Usher or The Tell-tale Heart. Poe wrote quite a few gothic stories about murder, revenge, torture, the plague, being buried alive, and insanity.

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841

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On January 19, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Poe’s father and mother, both professional actors, died before the poet was three years old. John and Frances Allan raised him as a foster child in Richmond, Virginia, giving him his second last name "Allan."