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- ↑ Warner, Sara (2007). "Down to the Waterline: Boundaries, Nature, and the Law in Florida". University of Georgia Press. p. 38. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ "Bulkhead Line". Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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