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- 1 2 3 Clark, John W. Jr. "Del Valle, Santiago". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- 1 2 Garver, Lois. "MILAM, BENJAMIN RUSH". The Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Society. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "Menard, Michel Branamour". Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ↑ "The Galveston Collection". Texas Archival Resources Online, University of Houston. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ↑ Henson, Margaret Swett. McKinney Falls. The Texas State Historical Association, 1999.
- ↑ Denney, Richard (September 7, 2009). "Santiago del Valle Grant". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- 1 2 United States Department of Interior (April 1996). "Rural Development and Building Traditions in Southeastern Travis County: 1846-1946". Historic and Architectural Resources of Southeast Travis County, Texas. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ↑ Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. "McKinney Falls State Park". State of Texas. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
