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- ↑ Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
- ↑ Lockridge, Kenneth (1985). A New England Town . New York: W.W. Norton & Company. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-393-95459-3.
- 1 2 Smith 1936, pp. 120–121.
- ↑ Hanson 1976, p. 53.
- ↑ Sconyers, Jake and Stewart, Nikki (December 18, 2017). "Episode 59: Corn, Cotton, and Condos; 378 Years on the Mother Brook". Hub History (Podcast). Retrieved December 26, 2017.
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