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- 1 2 3 4 Cutler, Harry Gardner (1923), History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical, Volume, II, Chicago, Illinois: Lewis publishing Company, p. 283
- 1 2 Powers, Harris (February 15, 1953), They're Serene and Industrious, Orlando, Florida: The Orlando Sentinel, p. 33
- ↑ Cutler, Harry Gardner (1923), History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical, Volume, II, Chicago, Illinois: Lewis publishing Company, p. 284
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