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- 1 2 3 McComb, David G. (1981). Houston: A History. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 0-292-730209. (First Trade Paperback Edition)
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- ↑ Woodward, Earl F. (Oct 1972). "Internal Improvements in the Early 1850s". The Southwestern History Quarterly. 76 (2): 171–172. JSTOR 30236756.