A BRIEF HISTORY OF DR. CYRUS TEED AND THE KORESHANS-2

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THE WOOD STOVE IN THE STORAGE SHED

The stove was originally used at a slave
camp - The Kingsley Plantation that was
located near Jacksonville Florida. From
there it was moved to Tallahassee Florida
and stored in a museum. Later Hedwig
Michel found out about it and had it
moved to Koreshan State Park and
restored and placed in the bakery. Then
from the bakery, it was placed in the
storage shed. It is still in use today. It is
now utilized by the Park to prepare some
of the food that was eaten by the
Members. Date of construction is unknown but assumed to be around 1910.

Photos of the Kingsley Slave Camp Plantation

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THE ANNA LEWIS HOME (Not open to visitors)
This house, called “El Retiro,” was built around
1930 and was where Anna Lewis and her husband
Frank lived until their death. Anna died in 1972.
Anna, along with her
family lived near
Moravia NY. After
the passing of her and
her husband, the
property reverted to
the Koreshan Unity.

Frank Lewis was an accountant, and Anna was the
postmistress for the City of Everglades.

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