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- ↑ Steinhagen, G., compiler. Caspar’s map of the city of Milwaukee, compiled by G. Steinhagen, Civil Engineer Milwaukee: C.N. Caspar Co., Publishers, 1901
- ↑ Hale, James B., compiler. Wisconsin Postal History Society Wisconsin Post Office Handbook. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Postal History Society, 1971
- ↑ Polk's Wisconsin State Gazetteer and Business Directory. 1895-6. Volume IX. Chicago: R. L. Polk & Co, 1895; p. 1031
- ↑ Turner, Lura J. and J. M. Hand Book of Wisconsin, Its History and Geography... etc. ("Geography Hand Book and Gazetteer of Wisconsin"). Burlington, Wisconsin: L.J. and J.M. Turner, 1898; p. 254
- ↑ United States Civil Service Commission Official register of the United States: containing a list of officers and employés in the civil, military, and naval service ..., Volume 2: The Post-Office Department and the Postal Service. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1897; p. 396
- ↑ Knell, William R. Knell's Guide Map of Milwaukee County Milwaukee: Knell Publishing Co., 1903
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