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- 1 2 "Vann House highlights work of Anna Gambold during two days of events at North Georgia historic home". 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ McKinley, Daniel L. (1994). "Anna Rosina (Kliest) Gambold (1762-1821), Moravian Missionary to the Cherokees, with Special Reference to Her Botanical Interests". Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society. 28: 59–99. ISSN 0886-1730. JSTOR 41179795.
- ↑ "The Moravian Springplace Mission to the Cherokees, 2-volume set - University of Nebraska Press" . Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "SpringPlace Moravian Mission Cemetery (Tombstone Tuesday)". blog.southerngraves.net. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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