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- 1 2 "Charles Boettcher: Denver Businessman". Colorado Virtual Library. July 13, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Boettcher Family and Foundation History".
- ↑ Boettcher Mansion website
- ↑ Boettcher Mansion Archived June 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Jefferson County
- ↑ "Hall of Great Westerners". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
