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- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ↑ Chase, David W. (June 27, 1978). "Harrington Archaeological Site". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ Chase, David W. (1998). Williams, Mark; Elliott, Daniel T. (eds.). A World Engraved: Archaeology of the Swift Creek Culture. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780817309121 . Retrieved June 6, 2014.
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