Why are the tombstone dates different from actual dates of birth and death? Am I reading that wrong on the internet picture?greenspun.com : LUSENET : The Work of Edgar Allan Poe : One Thread |
On the internet site, the tombstone is pictured. The dates appear to be incorrect. Is this something other than the tombstone--a memorial perhaps? Do these dates signify something else?
-- Anonymous, March 16, 2000
Your just dumb as a rock and blind! The tombstone says that he died in 1849.
-- Anonymous, March 31, 2000
No, you are not dumb because in the pictures I`ve seen of EA Poe`s tombstone it looks like it says he died in 1875 when he actually died in 1849.
-- Anonymous, October 07, 2000
Cecelia,The date October 7, 1849 was the date Poe died and October 9, 1849 was the date of Poe's original burial. November 17, 1875, was the date a monument was dedicated to him.
Regards,
Tis
-- Anonymous, October 07, 2000
it'd be nice to know what the site is so i could help./
-- Anonymous, October 25, 2000
The pictures i have seen of Edgar Allen Poe's tombstone do say 1875 if that was the date that a memorial built for him why do the tomsstones say the same date? is there any that say the correct date?
-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001
Your mom goes to college.
-- Anonymous, February 06, 2005