Madison County, Illinois
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Madison County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a part of the Metro East in Southern Illinois, known as "Little Egypt". According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 264,776, mak
Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville
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Alton, Illinois
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Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 18 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri. Its population was 25,676 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Rive
Madison County, Illinois
…Cahokia Mounds, a World Heritage Site, was located near Collinsville. Edwardsville is home to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. To the north, Alton is known for its abolitionist and American Civil War-era history. It is also the home of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine…
The Clark Bridge, connecting Alton to West Alton, Missouri
Historic Alton home
Alton flood, 1993
The Great River Road in Illinois north of Alton, looking south