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- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Roba, William; Anderson, Fredrick I. (1982). Joined by a River: Quad Cities. Davenport: Lee Enterprises. p. 7.
- 1 2 3 "History of Clover Bend". Clover Bend Historical Preservation Association. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Clover Bend Historic District". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
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