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References
- 1 2 Historic California Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields: Fort Piute (Fort Beale, Fort Piute Hill) from militarymuseum.org accessed May 13, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Piute (historical)
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