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.
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.