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- ↑ "Washington High School yearbooks and records, 1940-1987". Finding aids. December 31, 1987.
- ↑ "Most El Dorado Days events canceled, but still opportunities to get together for biennial homecoming". El Dorado News Times. June 16, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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