Ferrière-la-Grande is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The river Solre flows through the commune.In 1828 Pierre François Dumont applied for a concession to operate iron mines in the canton of Maubeuge, and for authorization to establish two iron furnaces at Ferrière-la-Grande powered by steam.Dumont founded the factories at Ferrière-la-grande in 1830, the first coke-fired blast furnaces in the north of France to produce and mould pig-iron from the local minerals.By decree of 23 April 1859 Dumont was granted a concession to build a railway line to link the factories Ferrière-la-Grande to the Saint-Quentin line at Erquelinnes.The line was built on land acquired by Dumont or expropriated on the grounds of public utility.
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Address: Ferrière-la-Grande, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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