"They say Aire-sur-la-Lys that towards the year 1840 the population of the town greeted by his serenades mayor of Paris reported that a very good news specific to every heart rejoice: The Northern Railway will not pass through the town and would not come to disturb the local business ... "(William Henry Hurlbert (1827-1895), Travel in France of a U.S. Democratic during the centennial year , 1890, Paris, Calmann-Levy)
(p. 30-37)
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