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- 1 2 Kazek, Kelly (2018-10-18). "17 fascinating Alabama cemeteries and monuments of national significance". al.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ Crider, Beverly (2012-09-11). ""Death Masks" of Mt. Nebo Cemetery". al.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ "Mount Nebo Cemetery". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ McDonald, Robin; Burnes, Valerie Pope (2015). Visions of the Black Belt: A Cultural Survey of the Heart of Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0817318796.
- ↑ Brown, Alan (2019). Eerie Alabama: Chilling Tales from the Heart of Dixie. Arcadia Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-1467141673.
- ↑ Sceurman, Mark; Moran, Mark; Lake, Matthew (2008). Weird U.S.: The Oddyssey Continues : Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 319. ISBN 978-1402745447.
- ↑ "'I thought he was crazy'". Clarke County Democrat. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ Kazek, Kelly (2010). Forgotten Tales of Alabama. Arcadia Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-1614236351.