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- 1 2 "City Hall | Ponca City, OK".
- ↑ Kelli E. Gaston (June 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Downtown Ponca City Historic District" (PDF). State of Oklahoma. Retrieved May 21, 2018. With photos from 2010.
- ↑ "Saving History - Ponca City Renovating Civic Center". Ponca City Publishing Company, Inc. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
