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- ↑ "John and Justina Palo Homestead". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Palo, John and Justina, Homestead". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Restoration - Start to Finish". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 24, 2012.