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- ↑ "About The Allegany Garrett citizen". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ "About The Allegany citizen". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ "About The citizen record". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ Thomas, James Walter; Chew Williams, Thomas John (1969). History of Allegany County, Maryland. University of Virginia: Regional Publishing Company.
- ↑ Stegmaier, Harry I. (1976). Allegany County: A History. McClain Print. Co. ISBN 9780870122576.
- ↑ Feldstein, Albert L. (2006). Allegany County (Illustrated ed.). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0738543819.
- ↑ "Newspaper Archive". Cumberland Times-News. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2018.