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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barraque Township
- ↑ "Funeral of J. S. Barraque" . Pine Bluff Daily Graphic . Vol. XX, no. 139. November 4, 1914. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
Barraque township of Jefferson county and Barraque street of Pine Bluff are named after the family of decendent.
- ↑ Branner, John C. (February 1899). "Some Old French Place Names in the State of Arkansas" (PDF). Modern Language Notes . xiv (2). Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press: 35. JSTOR 2917686 . Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 4, 2022.
