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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "History of St. Joe Lead Company". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
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- ↑ "Horsehead Industries, Inc. - Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
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- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.