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- ↑ "Lake Frederick". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Lake Frederick". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ "A Great Neighborhood for Active Living in Lake Frederick, Virginia". Washington Post. 15 February 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
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