Alton
a city in Madison co., III., on the Mississippi river, 5 miles above the mouth of the Missouri, and on several trunk line railroads; 21 miles N. of St. Louis, Mo. It is built on a high limestone bluff, and has very picturesque surroundings. The Mississippi is and the city is connected with Upper Alton, 2 miles distant, by a trolley line. Alton has important manufactures, and a large river trade. Here are the Cahere spanned by a costly railroad bridge, banks, and daily and weekly newspa- pers. Upper Alton is the seat of Shurtand the city is connected with Upper Alton, 2 miles distant, by a trolley line.
Joseph's Hospital, Ursuline Convent (all Roman Catholic), Hayner Memorial stitute. Elijah P. Lovejoy, the aboli- tionist, was murdered at Alton by a mob in 1837. A monument to his memory was erected in 1897. Pop. (1910) Public Library, Monticello Seminary, Old Women's Home, several National banks, and daily and weekly newspaleff College (Baptist), and hurt stitute. Elijah P. Lovejoy, the aboli- Pop. (1910) tionist, was murdered at Alton by a mob in 1837. A monument to his memory was erected in 1897.