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- ↑ Kemp, Amy (2017). "State Irish Potato Festival of North Carolina: North Carolina Potato Festival". NCpedia . Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Session Law 2009-24 House Bill 588" (PDF). General Assembly of North Carolina. 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ↑ Web Staff (May 18, 2022). "Spud-tacular! North Carolina Potato Festival returns to Elizabeth City May 20-22". WTKR .