Additional readings:

• Legal Documents Supporting the Determination that 1785,
  not 1757 is the Correct Founding Date of Emmitsburg

• In Defense of Historical Accuracy: Freeing Emmitsburg's Glorious History from the Shackles of Willful Lies & Folklore

• Letter of Support from Gettysburg's College History Department

• Letter of Support form Mount St. Mary's History Department

• Statement by Commissioner Ted Brennan Calling for the Town to Cease using 1757 as its founding date