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- 1 2 "Asbury Manual Labor School and Mission". The United Methodist Church: Archives and History. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ Westmoreland, Ingrid P. "Checote, Samual (1819–1884)". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Asbury School and Mission". Our Echo. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Asbury Mission Records (MC 318)". Columbus State University Archives. Retrieved January 5, 2021.