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- 1 2 Lathrop, Alan K. (2003). Churches of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide. University of Minnesota Press. p. 286. ISBN 9781452904405.
- ↑ Gardner, Denis (2004). Minnesota Treasures: Stories Behind the State's Historic Places. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 160. ISBN 0873514718.
- ↑ Three Dedications: Soldiers' Monument at South Sutton; Pillsbury Free Library at Warner; Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital at Concord (Concord: Republican Press Association, 1891)
- ↑ "Warren Dunnell (1851-1931)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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