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- ↑ Roell, Craig H. "HASKELL, CHARLES READY". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 152.
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