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- 1 2 "How Our Neighborhood Began and Grew." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
- 1 2 "Sherwood Forest Branch Library." Detroit Public Library . Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
- ↑ Arthur A. Hagman, ed., Oakland County Book of History (1970), p. 46
- ↑ "DPS teachers to hold Enrollment Fair for Palmer Park Preparatory Academy, a new teacher-led school." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. August 13, 2010. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Elementary Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Middle School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
- ↑ "High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
- ↑ Winerip, Michael. "For Detroit Schools, Mixed Picture on Reforms." The New York Times . March 13, 2011. Retrieved on November 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Sherwood Forest Library." (Archive) Detroit Public Library. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.
