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- ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Ottawa County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 29, 2021. – Compare to the highway map.
- ↑ Stogsdill, Sheila (June 30, 2009). "Former Picher-Cardin students say goodbye to old school". Tulsa World . Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ↑ Bracey, Autumn (April 18, 2019). "Gov. Stitt signs bill to prohibit vaping on Oklahoma school campuses". KSN-TV . Retrieved April 11, 2021.
