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Listen: The Blues ProgramRemnants of Dr. Teed's mausoleum at Ft. Myers Beach on Estero Island after hurricane.
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Collection
N2009- 3, Papers, ca 1887-1990; Box 1, folder 8
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Subject Term
Storms--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers Beach
Cyclones--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers Beach
Hurricanes--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers Beach
Hurricane damage
Sepulchral monuments--Hurricane effects
Mausoleums--Hurricane effects
Tombs--Hurricane effects
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General Note
When Teed died in 1908, his followers, expecting his resurrection, laid out his body until county inspectors later insisted something else be done. His body was placed in the mausoleum and watched 24 hours a day for his return until 13 years later when the mausoleum with Dr. Teed's remains washed into the sea during a hurricane on October 23, 1921. The only item recovered was the headstone with an inscription that reads, "Cyrus, Shepherd, Stone of Israel".
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