What is the history of the Edgar Allen Poe statue in Gordon Plaza?
Answer
According to this 1995 UBique student newspaper article: in 1983 the statue was moved to it's current location at Gordon Plaza on the 134th anniversary of Poe's death from its previous location in Wyman Park where it had been installed in 1921. The silhouette of the statue was also once the logo for the University of Baltimore.
Check out this blog post from Special Collections and Archives about the annual UBalt #BoeOnPoe event for more about the Edgar Allen Poe statue located at Gordon Plaza at UBalt.