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- ↑ "Oak Ridge, Tennessee". Atomic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Oak Ridge No Go—Broome Seeks Kentucky Site". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville. June 8, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Oak Ridge's Franchise Is On the Block". The Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol. June 9, 1948. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Oak Ridge Bombers Move to Hazard". Kingsport Times. Kingsport. June 11, 1948. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "1948 Oak Ridge/Hazard Bombers Roster". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 22, 2020.