Murderous Mary: The Hanging That Made Erwin Famous
- Article written by a resident of Erwin for a college course in Literary Nonfiction.
- http://www.etsu.edu/writing/nonfiction_f03/mary.htm

1916 Elephant Hanging Still Haunts Town
- AP article by Angela K. Brown about this notorious event in Erwin, Tennessee.
- http://www.gotricities.com/content/article.dna?idnumber=020603132233

The Moonlit Road: Murderous Mary
- Story of the hanging based on oral tradition, with vintage photos.
- http://www.themoonlitroad.com/murdermary/intro_murdermary.asp

There's a Skeleton In A Trainyard in East Tennessee
- Blue Ridge Country's recount of the hanging of Mary the elephant, who was hung by railroad crane in Erwin, Tennessee in 1916.
- http://www.blueridgecountry.com/elephant/elephant.html

Roadside Pet Cemetery: Big Mary
- Brief story on the hanging of the murderous circus elephant.
- http://www.roadsideamerica.com/pet/bigmary.html

The Hanging of Mary the Elephant
- Local history story from an Erwin resident.
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunicoi/mary.htm