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- ↑ Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States, Henry Poor, 1894, Volume 27, page 171
- ↑ First Excursions, Bennettsville Items, July 7, 1891
- ↑ Carriker, S. David; Linder, Suzanne C. (1982). Railroading in Richmond County. Hamlet: Richmond Technical College. p. 7. OCLC 9424143.
- ↑ Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States, Henry Poor, 1894, Volume 27, page 171
- ↑ Railroad Men and Matters, October 14, 1894
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