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GIVET , a See also:town of See also:northern See also:France, in the See also:department of See also:Ardennes, 40 M. N. by E. of See also:Mezieres on the Eastern railway between the town and See also:Namur. Pop. (1906) town, 5110; See also:commune, 7468. Givet lies on the See also:Meuse about 1 m. from the Belgian frontier, and was formerly a fortress of considerable importance. It is divided into three portions--the citadel called See also:Charlemont and See also:Grand Givet on the See also:left See also:bank of the See also:river, and on the opposite bank See also:Petit Givet, connected with Grand Givet by a See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone See also:bridge of five See also:arches. The fortress of Charlemont, situated at the See also:top of a precipitous See also:rock 705 ft. high, was rounded by the See also:emperor See also:Charles V. in the 16th See also:century, and further fortified by See also:Vauban at the end of the 17th century; it is the only survival of the fortifications of the town, the See also:rest of which were destroyed in 1892. In Grand Givet there are a See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church and a town-See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall built by Vauban, and a statue of the composer See also:Etienne See also:Mehul stands in the See also:fine square named after him. Petit Givet, the See also:industrial See also:quarter, is traversed by a small tributary of the Meuse, the Houille, which is bordered by tanneries and See also:glue factories. Pencils and See also:tobacco-pipes are also manufactured. The town has considerable river See also:traffic, consisting chiefly of See also:coal, See also:copper and stone. There is a chamber of arts and manufactures.
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