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- 1 2 Kushner, David. Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America's Legendary Suburb. New York: Walker & Company. p. 43.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 Map: Subdivision of the Munson Estate (Map). December 10, 1948 – via Nassau County Public Records.