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- 1 2 3 "Outdoor Drama At Valdese Has Long Run". Charlotte Observer . 1973-06-03. p. 17E. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
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- ↑ "From This Day Forward | NC Weekend | UNC-TV". North Carolina Weekend on PBS NC. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ↑ "'From This Day Forward' showing off new additions". Charlotte Observer . 1972-06-04. p. 13F. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ↑ "Outdoor Drama Under Way For 6th Summer At Valdese". The Robesonian. Lumberton, NC. 1973-07-24. p. 5.