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- ↑ William Hand Browne, Louis Henry Dielman Maryland Historical Society (1956). Maryland Historical Magazine. p. 213.
- ↑ "Town Center", towncenter.columbiavillages.org, accessed May 30, 2009
- ↑ Mike Pruett. "MDRoads: Routes 980-999".