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- ↑ "Fairbanks Corner". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ↑ Andrew D. Boisvert, "Coventry Roots: Fairbanks," Coventry Patch, May 12, 2011, http://coventry.patch.com/articles/coventry-roots-fairbanks
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