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- ↑ "Waterman talks about history of Kent Island". The Star Democrat . Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ↑ Scharf, John Thomas (1879). History of Maryland from the Earliest Period to the Present Day. Baltimore, MD: John B. Piet. pp. 137.
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- ↑ "Kent Island: Third Oldest US Settlement - 2002-02-19". Voice of America . Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ↑ "People, Tribes, & Bands". Maryland State Archives . Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ↑ "History of Kent Island". Kent Island Heritage Society. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
