Marne, a river of France, the most considerable tributary of the Seine, rises in the plateau of Langres, flows north-west past Châlons to Épernay, and thence west, joining the Seine at Charenton, a few miles above Paris. Its length is 326 miles, and it is navigable for 126 miles, up to St Dizier. Its stream is rather rapid, and in most places has a wide bed. It is connected by canals with the Rhine, the Aisne, and the Seine.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 54
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