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- 1 2 Pearson Field: Washington's Pioneer Airport. Historylink. 2010-05-23. URL:http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=pf_output.cfm&file_id=7404. Accessed: 2010-05-23. (Archived by WebCite at
- ↑ Howard C. French / Alexander Pearson. The Historical Marker Database. 2010-05-23. URL:http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8962. Accessed: 2010-05-23. (Archived by WebCite at)
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