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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tear Wallet Creek
- ↑ Wilkerson, Lyn (19 June 2010). Slow Travels-Virginia. Lyn Wilkerson. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4523-3884-2.
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