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- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mason and Dixon
- ↑ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 212.
- ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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