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- ↑ "Rocky Mountain House history 1940 to 1997". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ↑ "Rocky Mountain House history 2001". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-01-25.