Editing Koreshan Unity (section)

==Community==
Eventually, Teed took his followers to [[Estero, Florida]], to form his "[[New Jerusalem]]" in 1894.  The community was at its peak 1903&ndash;1908, when it had over 250 residents.  There were apparently another 4,000 believers around the country. Teed claimed he had a vision in which he was to establish a utopian city of 10,000,000 with streets up to {{convert|400|ft|m}} wide. Membership declined following his death in 1908.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Warren, M. (2023) |title=Florida's hollow-earth cult left behind a bizarre ghost town. |url=https://floridatraveler.com/koreshan-state-park/ |website=floridatraveler.com |date=20 January 2009 |access-date=24 April 2023}}</ref>

The group built extensively, establishing a bakery, printing house (publishing their newspaper and other publications), the "[[World College of Life]]", a general store, concrete works, power plant (supplying power to the surrounding area years before it was available elsewhere in the region) and more.{{sfn|Tarlow|2006|page=92}} The colony was extensively landscaped. The Unity also owned a home on [[Estero Island]], called La Parita. The house, on the bay side of the island, was where Teed died.{{sfn|Millner|2015|pages=1-4}}

There has been work to document and preserve the grounds in Estero, today a [[Florida State Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/fl/koreshan.html|title=Koreshan - Ghost Town|website=www.ghosttowns.com}}</ref>
[[File:Dr. Teed's mausoleum at Ft. Myers Beach on Estero Island, Florida.jpg|thumb|An early view Cyrus Teed's (Koresh) tomb on Estero Beach. The stone says: "Cyrus, Shepherd, Stone of Israel".]]