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- ↑ "Orange Home". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ↑ Webb, Wanton S. Webb's Historical, Industrial and Biographical Florida. W.S. Webb & Company. p. 102.
- ↑ Proposed Coleman Federal Correctional Complex: Environmental Impact Statement. p. 42. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Orange Home Developers to present city complete in every datail (sic)". The Tampa Tribune. January 24, 1922. p. 122. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Orange Home Begins Plan". The Tampa Tribune. August 30, 1925. p. 41. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ↑ Correspondent, Linda Florea /. "Wildwood's Baker House gets historical marker dedication". Daily Commercial.
- ↑ "Baker House". Wildwood Florida.
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