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- 1 2 3 "Historic names and places on the lower Mississippi River / by Marion Bragg". HathiTrust. pp. 105–106. hdl:2027/uc1.$c32669 . Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ↑ "Terrible Steamboat Disasters". The National Era. 1852-02-05. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ↑ "Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters". HathiTrust. p. 215. hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t04x5kb74 . Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ↑ "Article clipped from The Daily Delta". The Daily Delta. 1852-01-16. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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