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- ↑ Burnsworth, Jodi (March 9, 2012). "The Forgotten Prison on Kennison Mountain - Part 3 of 4". The Inter-Mountain . Elkins, West Virginia. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.