Newspaper Clipping gives strange details about Coral Castle and Edward Leedskalnin

Below is a clipping from the newspaper "Reading Eagle" published on May 30, 1974. It is titled  "Coral Castle - Very Weighty Work" with the subtitle (or supertitle?) "Lifetime Labor for Recluse". The most interesting part of this article is that it says ""Leedskalnin checks some of his handmade equipment (bottom photo) which he used to lift and put in place huge coral rocks which he had also carved by hand". The bottom photo shows Ed spinning his flywheel. Did Ed use the flywheel to construct Coral Castle? The newspaper also refers to the big crescent on top of the north wall as "The Crescent of the East". What does it mean?

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1983 Newspaper Clipping about Coral Castle and Edward Leedskalnin

An old newspaper clipping from "The Hour" published on March 15, 1983. It is titled "Monument Puzzles Engineers". It is somewhat interesting to see most of the articles printed in various newspapers contain pretty much the same content with only slight differences. The picture of the 6 year old boy moving the door was also widely circulated in all newspapers. 

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Newspaper Clip after Hurricane Andrew - Coral Castle will stand forever?

This is a clipping from the newspaper "The Deseret News", published on Sep 23, 1992. It is titled "Monument to lost love bears storm like a rock". After hurricane Andrew, Coral Castle become even more famous for not budging an inch. But remember his rocking chairs and swinging gates would move at the slightest touch!

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Mystery at Coral Castle by author Joe Bullard

Joe Bullard wrote an excellent book of fiction called "Waiting For Agnes" based on Coral Castle and Edward Leedskalnin.

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