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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)() - ↑ "Explore 1890s Texas at the Gov. Bill and Vera Daniel Historic Village in Waco". texappealmag.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2021.