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References
- 1 2 A Short History of Florida Railroads by Gregg Turner pages 59, 62
- ↑ American Narrow Gauge Railroads by George Woodman Hilton page 367 (Includes map of rail lines)
- ↑ Croom Wildlife Management Area (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)
- ↑ "Biking the Croom trails in Withlacoochee State Forest, FL" by Saundra Amrhein (Visit Florida.com)
- ↑ 1659, 1660
- ↑ "History of Hernando County Florida Post Offices and Appointments of Postmasters". pascocemeteries.org. Archived from the original on May 24, 2010.
- ↑ A Guide to Florida for Tourists, Sportsmen and Settlers by Harrison Garfield Rhodes, Mary Wolfe Dumont Dodd, Mead and Company, 1912 page 311
- ↑ Tapline
- ↑ Independent Florida-based explorer has documented his exploration of the ghost town of Oriole within Withlacoochee State Park
