Philadelphia

American writer Edgar Allan Poe spent six very productive years in Philadelphia.

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He lived there from 1838 to 1844 with his wife, Virginia Clemm Poe. Initially, he was editor of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, then editor-in-chief of Graham's Magazine. During these years, Poe wrote, among other things: Ligeia, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and The Golden Beetle.