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- ↑ John Carter Cash, Anchored In Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash, (Thomas Nelson Inc, Jun 12, 2007) pg.24
- ↑ John Carter Cash, Anchored In Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash, (Thomas Nelson Inc, Jun 12, 2007 pg.15
- ↑ John Carter Cash, Anchored In Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash, (Thomas Nelson Inc, Jun 12, 2007 pg. 23-24
- ↑ John Carter Cash, Anchored In Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash, (Thomas Nelson Inc, Jun 12, 2007 pg.35
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Maybelle and Ezra Carter House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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