The late singer's home state honored her in many ways.
Given that this unusual tribute was widely covered by reliable sources at the time, we rate this claim as “True.”“Albert’s Medley.” The Sentinel from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 30 Aug. 1985. Accessed 7 Feb. 2022.
“Aretha Franklin’s Voice Declared Natural Resource.” Jet, Aug. 1985, https://books.google.com/books?id=QbMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=aretha+franklin+%22natural+resource%22&source=bl&ots=lmfTwwO2Wt&sig=ACfU3U1U6vHxzbRIyQy2KCeQZ5y11xdHMQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1kKvHku71AhUglYkEHQiSC2w4ChDoAXoECCQQAw#v=onepage&q=aretha%20franklin%20%22natural%20resource%22&f=false. Accessed 7 Feb. 2022.
Bego, Mark. Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul. Skyhorse Publishing, 2012, https://www.google.com/books/edition/Aretha_Franklin/NezL3J5gRDQC?hl=en&gbpv=0. Accessed 7 Feb. 2022.
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