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- ↑ Forts of Maine
- ↑ Fort Mary, Biddeford Pool, Down East Magazine, Vol. 51, Issue 4, Nov. 2004, p. 76 Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Capt. John Hill". 15 November 2022.
- ↑ Owen. Old Times in Saco: A Brief Monograph on Local Events p. 43
- 1 2 History of York County. 52-53
- ↑ Dec 20 raid on Saco
- ↑ Charles Frost correspondence