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- ↑ Steve Wilson, Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989, p. 192
- ↑ "WAGGONER, WILLIAM THOMAS," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwa09), accessed November 12, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ↑ H. Allen Anderson, "WAGGONER RANCH," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/apw01), accessed November 12, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ↑ "CHINA CREEK (SAN SABA COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbcdp), accessed November 14, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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