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- 1 2 3 "Shamrock". Linda D. Wilson, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- 1 2 3 "In the matter of application of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, for approval of intrastate passenger and freight rates of the Sapulpa & Oil Fields Railroad". Eleventh Annual Report of the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma, pp. 452-453. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Depew, Oklahoma to Shamrock, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Shamrock". Ghost Towns of Oklahoma, John W. Morris, pp. 171-172. Retrieved October 25, 2021.