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- ↑ Callary, Edward (October 2010). Place Names of Illinois. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 9. ISBN 9780252090707 . Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ↑ Emmerson, Louis L., ed. (1919). "Members of General Assembly 1818 to 1920 Inclusive". Illinois Blue Book 1919-1920. State of Illinois. p. 525. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ↑ Lampi, Philip J., ed. (January 11, 2012). "Illinois 1824 Electoral College, District 3". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ↑ Meese, William A. "Nathaniel Pope". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 3 (4): 20. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ↑ Callary, Edward (October 2010). Place Names of Illinois. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 4. ISBN 9780252090707 . Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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