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Apr 8, 2014 · Meyer invites the public to visit the records vault, located in the Madison County Recorder's Office at 157 N. Main Street, Edwardsville, open M-F from 8:30-4:30. Research sessions for groups can ...
4 days ago · 845 Danforth, Alton, IL 62002 is for sale. View photos of this 26 ac. plot listed for $995,000. Contact seller about this listing today.
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Jan 16, 2012 · In 1814, Rufus Easton, a land speculator from St. Louis, began acquiring land for a settlement on the Illinois bank of the Mississippi. The life of official Alton began in 1818 when Easton platted ...
Alton (/ ˈɔːltən / AWL-tən) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 18 miles (29 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 25,676 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the River Bend area in the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
Oct 12, 2023 · Alton became the seat of a diocese of the Catholic Church in 1857. Its first bishop was French-born Henry Damian Juncker. The new diocese had 58 churches, 18 priests and 50,000 Catholics. When he ...
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Get Directions. lat: 38.901456 long: -90.17657. The historic Middletown District in Alton is perhaps the most architecturally significant and aesthetically pleasing locations in all of Southwestern Illinois. Once the center of life in Alton, this location serves as a symbol of a bygone era of extravagance, wealth, and architectural beauty.
