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- ↑ Bruce Wheeler, Knoxville, Tennessee: A Mountain City in the New South (Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 2005), pp. 135, 139, 142, 153, 201.
- ↑ "FAQ". Turkey Creek official website. Archived from the original on December 23, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- ↑ Colonial Pinnacle at Turkey Creek, International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed December 2, 2007.
- ↑ Pavilions of Turkey Creek I & II, International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed December 2, 2007.
- ↑ City of Knoxville - Turkey Creek Greenway
- 1 2 Harris, Roger (May 15, 2006). "Gobbled Up". Knoxville News Sentinel . Archived from the original on October 25, 2008.