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- ↑ Atlas of Canada – Manganese Mines (unincorporated area)
- 1 2 3 4 "Municipality of Colchester: The Heart of Nova Scotia". Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ Nova Scotia Community College – A Brief History of Gittens Lodge
- ↑ Province of Nova Scotia – Manganese Mines Wildlife Management Area
- ↑ Regulations of Nova Scotia – Manganese Mines Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations, N.S. Reg. 126/73
- ↑ Government of Nova Scotia – Mineral Resources Branch – Mining Industry Activity in Nova Scotia, 1996