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- ↑ "Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Robert Norton" (PDF). Library of Virginia.
- ↑ Kale, Wilford (May 17, 2018). Yorktown, Virginia: A Brief History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467139571 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Friedlander, Alan; Gerber, Richard Allan (November 22, 2018). Welcoming Ruin: The Civil Rights Act of 1875. BRILL. ISBN 9789004384071 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "robert_norton". February 26, 2012 – via Flickr.