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- ↑ "Samuel Ogle, MSA SC 3520-947". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ↑ Baltz, Shirley Vlasak (1984). A Chronicle of Belair. Bowie, Maryland: Bowie Heritage Committee. pp. 14–19. LCCN 85165028.
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