KORESHAN
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NAME: Koreshan COUNTY: Lee ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Hot in Summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter or Spring |
COMMENTS:
No residents. Koreshan is now a State Park. The site is in Estero 15 miles south of Fort Myers on US 41. From Interstate 75, take Exit 19 (Corkscrew Road) west. This may be one of the few actual standing Ghost Towns in Florida. It has been preserved and has not decayed away as in most abandoned towns in the Sunshine State REMAINS: Preserved remains of the colony with many original displays. Buildings and Homes are original and not just replicas. |
| The remains of an unusual pioneer settlement can be found on the banks of the Estero River in Lee County. In 1884 Cyrus Teed came from Chicago to start a new religion and way of life called "Koreshanity". He called it a "New Jerusalem". Teed felt that God was both Male and Female. The Earth was enclosed with all the stars and planets and we lived inside. By 1893 the colony began and flourished until the death of Teed in 1908. The group declined until the four remaining inhabitants gave the property to the state in 1961. Submitted by: Mike Woodfin |
All Pictures Courtesy Mike Woodfin
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