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- ↑ "Vision Statement". Freedom's Way National Heritage Area. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ "Rediscovering the Native Landscape: Map". Freedom's Way National Heritage Area. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ↑ "Legislative Summary". Freedom's Way National Heritage Area. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ↑ "Activation" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 16 April 2012.