Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

FOURCHAMBAULT

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 751 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

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.

End of Article: FOURCHAMBAULT

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
FOUQUET (or FOUCQUET), NICOLAS (1615-168o) 		[next]
FOURCROY, ANTOINE FRANCOIS, COMTE DE (1755-1809)

Site © 2006 - Net Industries