this is edgar allan poe residents trunk. i held most of his worldly possessions. but he left it in richmond. when he was traveling to baltimore, said that the key to his trunk was found in his pocket after his death. we know before he left richmond he had been staying the american hotel on main street, but this trunk was found in the swan tavern still holding some possessions, and people wondered for years why he had this trunk here. they thought it's kind of a large piece so maybe he had a smaller piece he carried with him to baltimore so maybe he had two trunks. but his sister eventually acquired this and had a big legal battle over who got to have his trunk, poe's mother-in-law, who was actually his aunt, and his sister, who was his closest living relative fought over the lit area state and the mother-in-law who should nod heat had the rights signed over the rights to poe's literary egg guess to griswold but two women battled over the trunk and the possessions. and it was only recently discovered thank you n one of poe's letter thursday a private collection it

>> fame thought edgar allan poll moved to richmond as a small child, spending most of his life in the city. it was here that he developed an interest in writing and began his career at the southern literary messenger. poe left richmond and went on to write some of his most famous works, including "the raven," before he returned to richmond to marry his childhood sweetheart trade edgar allan poll later died under mysterious circumstances will in baltimore in 1849. american history tv continues its look at richmond with a tour of hollywood cemetery. it is the second most visited cemetery in the country after arlington national cemetery. >> the master scans the woven score of subtle harmonies before a note is stirred. and the nature now is pondering the title symphony of spring as yet unheard. this is a poem by john bannister , american poet buried in hollywood cemetery. here at hollywood cemetery we are anticipating the coming of spring. now many of the trees are dormant, but soon they will break forth with tremendous color and life. hollywood cemetery was beyondshed in 1847, just the c

and edgar allan poe is one of them. this museum is the only literary museum in richmond and one of only a few in the country. but it helps preserve our literary heritage. it reminds us that a big part of what makes us who we are is our culture, not just the visual arts but also the literary arts. part of the history of our collective imagination. there's people who come to the museum who never heard of patrick henry or thomas jefferson, but they know edgar allen poe who truly is an international literary figure. we can really say he belongs somewhat to baltimore or richmond or new york. he belongs to the world. he's everybody's writer and that's a great thing about this museum, it's a place that brings together everybody. >> this memorial in downtown richmond pays tribute to the virginia statute for religious freedom. and acted by the state general assembly on january 16, 1786 and then my thomas jefferson. it addresses the principle of separation of church andstate . the three paragraph statute, the basis for our first

. >> fame thought edgar allan poll moved to richmond as a small child, spending most of his life in the city. it was here that he developed an interest in writing and began his career at the southern literary messenger. poe left richmond and went on to write some of his most famous works, including "the raven," before he returned to richmond to marry his childhood sweetheart trade edgar allan poll later died under mysterious circumstances will in baltimore in 1849. american history tv continues its look at richmond with a tour of hollywood cemetery. it is the second most visited cemetery in the country after arlington national cemetery. >> the master scans the woven score of subtle harmonies before a note is stirred. and the nature now is pondering the title symphony of spring as yet unheard. this is a poem by john bannister , american poet buried in hollywood cemetery. here at hollywood cemetery we are anticipating the coming of spring. now many of the trees are dormant, but soon they will break forth with tremendous color and life. hollywood cemetery was beyondshed in 1847, just the c

shows up at poe's grave leaves three roastes base there's three people under the monument and edgar allan poe is one of them. this museum is the only literary museum in richmond and one of only a few in the country. so it helps preserve our literary heritage. reminds us that a big part of what makes us who we are is our cultural. not just the visual arts but also the literary arts. it's part of the history of our collective imagination. there's people who come to museum who have never heard of patrick henry or thomas jefferson but they know edgar allan poe. he is a an international let literary figure and can't say he belong dozen world and is everybody's writer and that's the great thing about the museum. a place that brings together everybody. >> the james is virginia's largest river. it forms in the appalachian mountains, runs through richmond and slows goo the chesapeake -- flows into the chesapeake bay. wait a trade route for connellists and sometimes called america founding river. continuing the look at richmond we spoke with richmond native and former governor of virginia, douglas

announcer: we will also visit the edgar allan ho museum -- oe museum.n p >> if it were not for richmond, pope would not have the chance to experiment and find his literary voice. richmond'sexplore history from the american revolution, the civil war, and today. and then we will visit the home of maggie walker, a leader of richmond's african-american community at the turn of the 20th century. she became the first female ceo of a bank in the united states. >> her goal was to help women of the organization, and when black women in the entire immunity -- and black women in the entire community. that's what the strength came to the. walkerat platform, mrs. goes on not just to have an effect in richmond, but toward civil rights and equal opportunities for black women across the united states. announcer: watch saturday at noon eastern on c-span's "book saturday on "american history today" on c-span3. announcer: as part of a meeting of g20, secretary of state rex tillerson and his russian counterpart survey lavrov held their first face-to-face meeting. they spoke to

. >> we also visit the edgar allan poe museum, who was a richmond native. >> if they had not been for richmond, poe would not have had that chance to experiment when he was in his early 20's and find his literary voice. 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, explore richmond's history. then, we visit the home of maggie walker, a leader in richmond's african-american history. she became the first female ceo of a bank in the united states. >> mrs. walker's goal was to primarily help women of the organization. black women in the entire community. that is what the state -- that is what the strength of the organization came to be. ofking with the organization st. luke's, mrs. walker goes on to not just have an effect in richmond, but towards civil rights and equal opportunity for black women across the united states. tour of c-span's cities richmond, virginia. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> "washington journal" continues. from joining us now columbus, ohio is mark ogden, project manager with the association of state dam safety officials. tha

. >> we will visit the edgar allan polk museum, the color was a richmond native and the museum houses the largest collection of his manuscripts, artifacts, and memorabilia. >> if it had not been for richmond, he would not have produced his best work and would not have had that chance to experiment in his early 20's and find his literary voice. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv comics for richmond history from the american revolution, the civil war, and today. then we will visit the home of maggie walker, the leader in richmond's african-american community at the turn of the 20th century. she became the first female ceo of a bank in the united states. >> mrs. walker's goal was to run early help -- primarily health women of the organization and when black women in the entire community and that is what the strength of the independent order of st. luke's came to be. from that platform, working with the independent order of st. luke's, mrs. walker went on not just to have an effect in richmond but towards civil rights and equal opportunity for black women across the

. >> we'll visit the edgar allan poe museum. it has the largest collection of his artifacts and memorabilia. >> if not for richmond, poe wouldn't have had the chance to experiment when he was in his early 20s and find his literary voice. >> on sunday on american his tore tv, explore richmond's history from the american revolution, the civil war and today. then we'll visit the home of maggie walker a leader in the african-american community at the turn of the 20th century. she became the first female ceo. >> i am -- black women in the entire community, that's what the strength of the st. luke became to be. and from that platform working with the independent organization of st. luke, mrs. walker goes on not to have only an effect in richmond, but civil rights and for black women across the united states. >> watch c-span's cities tour saturday at noon eastern. on book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> ceos from major