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FOURCHAMBAULT , a See also:town of central See also:France in the See also:department of See also:Nievre, on the right See also:bank of the See also:Loire, 42 M . N.W. of See also:Nevers, on the See also:Paris-See also:Lyon railway . Pop . (1906) 4591 . It owes its importance to its extensive See also:iron-See also:works, established in 1821, which give employment to 2000 workmen and produce See also:engineering material for railway, military and other purposes . Among the more remarkable chefs-d'euvre which have been produced at Fourchambault are the See also:metal portions of the See also:Pont du Carrousel, the iron beams of the roof of the See also:cathedral at See also:Chartres, and the vast spans of the See also:bridge over the See also:Dordogne at Cubzac . A small See also:canal unites the works to the Lateral canal of the Loire . |
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