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...
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East Alton is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2020 census, down from 6,301 in 2010. East Alton was...
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Robert Wadlow (redirect from The alton giant)
(February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man who was the tallest person in recorded...
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in its history, the village was a railway town along the Terre Haute and Alton Railroad. In the 19th century, industry in the town included milling of...
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The Alton Railroad (reporting mark A) was the final name of a railroad linking Chicago to Alton, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; and Kansas City, Missouri...
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Telegraph is an American daily newspaper published seven days a week in Alton, Illinois, serving the St. Louis Metro-East region. It was owned by Civitas Media...
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Alton Regional Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Alton station, is a station in Alton, Illinois, that is served by Amtrak's Lincoln Service...
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without parole and 140 years, respectively. Alton Coleman was born on November 6, 1955, in Waukegan, Illinois. His mother worked three jobs, and he lived...
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Balonne Alton, Ontario Alton, Nova Scotia Alton, New Zealand, in Taranaki Alton, Derbyshire, England Alton, Hampshire, England Alton Abbey Alton College...
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The Alton Museum of History and Art, sometimes known as the Robert Wadlow Museum, in Alton, Illinois was founded in 1971 as a not for profit organization...
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