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- ↑ "Founders". The Meadows Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 12 May 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "General American Oil Company". The Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 12 May 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
