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- ↑ Courter, Ellis W. (2005). Michigan's Copper Country (PDF). Republished by the State of Michigan, Office of Geological Survey.
- ↑ "What in Sam Hill ... started the Hatfield and McCoy Feud?". Kentucky.gov. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ↑ "The Hatfields and McCoys: The Moran Connection". moranfamilytn.blogspot.com. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
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