If someone told you they were opening a burger restaurant dedicated entirely to Edgar Allan Poe, you’d probably assume they’d lost their mind.
But Poe’s Tavern on Sullivan’s Island proves that sometimes the craziest ideas are actually the best ones.
The connection between Edgar Allan Poe and Sullivan’s Island isn’t something most people know about, which makes it even more delightful when you discover it.
Back in the 1820s, before Poe became famous for writing about talking ravens and people being buried alive, he was just a young guy in the Army, stationed at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island…