In 1827, Octavia Walton met poet and author Edgar Allan Poe during family travels with her father, George Walton Jr., first territorial secretary of Florida. Poe penned a poem to her in her personal journal.
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In 1827, Octavia Walton met poet and author Edgar Allan Poe during family travels with her father, George Walton Jr., first territorial secretary of Florida. Poe penned a poem to her in her personal journal.