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Welcome to the haunted Alton City or River Town in Madison County, Illinois, U.S.A on Virtualtripping.com.
By Mark on February 16, 2012
Haunted Alton Illinois 2011
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This is a picture taken from flickr of the Robert Wadlow Statue, the tallest man in the world.
This is a picture taken from flickr of Alton City or River Town.
Welcome to Alton is a city, this city lies on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, you will find Alton, is about 15 miles or 24 km to the north of the city, St. Louis, Missouri. In 2010, the census said, there was a population of 27,865. This city, is conected to the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois. Alton has become famous due to its limestone bluffs, which can be found along the river north of the city, they are famous for its role preceding and during the American Civil War, it is also the hometown of Robert Wadlow, who was the tallest man known. Alton happens to also be known as the site of the last Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate in October 1858. Also the former state penitentiary in Alton was used during the war to hold up to 12,000 Confederate prisoners of war.
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Sunrise at Clark Bridge, Alton Illinois.
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Delta Queen turning around below Clark Bridge.
Now, this city, has got to be the place to visit, if you like haunted or paranormal things happening, as it is labeled “The most haunted city in America” by paranormal enthusiasts, they claim that there are some haunted hot spots in Alton, such as McPike Mansion and other structures. Now it is alot of these structures were built on foundations of stone, that had been taken from the former Civil War prison, after it was abandoned. During the time of the Civil War, the Confederate prisoners had suffered severe overcrowding, and many of them died during a smallpox epidemic. There are regular “ghost tours” in the city, and, Alton has many a television crew, visiting, hoping to film proof of the paranormal, which is supposed to happen in the city.
This is a picture taken from flickr of the McPike Mansion, Alton Illinois.
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