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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:06, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
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Venance Payot
edit- ... that in 1892, Venance Payot, a former mayor of Chamonix, France, argued against the building of the Montenvers Railway on the grounds it would take business away from mule drivers and porters?
- ALT1...that the first detailed list of all the minerals found in the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps was compiled by mountain guide and former mayor of Chamonix, Venance Payot, in 1873?
- Reviewed: Barland Castle
- Comment: References are in French, but easily translated.
Created by Parkywiki (talk). Self-nominated at 18:17, 25 April 2016 (UTC).
Article is new, long enough, and meets the core policy criteria. Hook is interesting, cited in the body of text, and formatted correctly. The citations appear to be done correctly. QPQ done. Thus, everything appears to be good to go. Futurist110 (talk) 07:36, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
