Koreshan Unity Communal Home/Beth Ophra

Street Address: 
north east corner of W. 99th and S. Beverly
Chicago, IL

Daruszka, David. "Crackpot Cultists Invade Beverly." Ridge Historical Society Newsletter June/July 2003. Print version is available in the Newberry Library Newsletter Collection

A description of the Koreshan Unity, a utopian religious sect, and their time in Chicago. Between 1892 and 1902, the Koreshans, led by Cyrus Teed, had a communal home in Washington Heights (now Beverly).

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1892 - 1902

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