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HIRSON

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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 525 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HIRSON  , a

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town of
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northern France in the department of
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Aisne, 35 in. by
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rail N.E. of
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Laon, on the
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Oise . Pop . (1906) 8335 . It occupies an important strategic position close to the point of intersection of several railway lines, and not far from the Belgian frontier . For its defence there are a permanent fort and two batteries, near the railway junction . The town carries on the manufacture of glass bottles, tiles, iron and tin goods, wool-spinning and
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brewing .

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