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- ↑ "Honey Creek (Mason County)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Plant Remains from Central Burned Rock Midden 41MS32". UT-Texas. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Honey Creek". Texas Beyond History. UT-Austin. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
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