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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: May 29, 2017
Caption: The Unveiling
Additional Description: Sara S. Rice had the honor of unveiling the Poe Monument. Rice, a British native and beloved teacher at neighboring Western Female High School, spent 10 years raising money by organizing literary benefits and soliciting local school children through a “penny campaign.”

The Dedication … of the Poe Monument … November 17, 1875
The Maryland Historical SocietyClose-up of image on marker
Submitted: May 31, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p384192
File Size: 1.767 Megabytes

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