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- ↑ "Franklin & Marshall - The Lancaster County Prison". fandm.edu. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ↑ "Franklin & Marshall - Fulton Hall". fandm.edu. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ↑ Lancaster County Prison overview Archived 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
