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- ↑ Delaware Gazette article on the Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame 2016 Honoree Retrieved August 27, 2016, 2016
- ↑ Standardbred Canada August 17, 2016 article titled "Bill Lowe To Jug Wall Of Fame" Retrieved August 19, 2016, 2016
- ↑ Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame Honorees Retrieved September 11, 2020