Franceville, a military station in French Congo or Gaboon (q.v.), founded by De Brazza in 1881 on the Ogowé, near where the Passa enters it.
Franceville
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 790
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Franceville, a military station in French Congo or Gaboon (q.v.), founded by De Brazza in 1881 on the Ogowé, near where the Passa enters it.