Editing Koreshan Unity (section)

{{Short description|American communal utopia}}
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The '''Koreshan Unity''' was a communal [[utopia]] formed by [[Cyrus Teed]], a distant relative of [[Joseph Smith]], founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Millner |first1=Lyn |title=The Allure of Immortality: An American Cult, a Florida Swamp, and a Renegade Prophet |date=2015 |publisher=University Press of Florida |location=Gainesville, FL |isbn=9780813061238 |page=xiii}}</ref> The Koreshans followed Teed's beliefs, called [[Koreshanity]], and he was regarded by his adherents as "the new Messiah now in the World".<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Koreshan Ecclesia, The|volume=15|page=913}}</ref> After moving from New York to Illinois, the group eventually settled in [[Estero, Florida]]. The last person to officially admit membership to the Koreshans died in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Koreshan Unity: Overview |url=https://www.floridamemory.com/learn/exhibits/koreshan/ |website=floridamemory.com |publisher=Florida Memory Project |access-date=18 January 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Koreshan Unity State Flag.svg|thumb|right|Flag of the Koreshan Unity]]