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Alton

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Product Code: 9781531639563
ISBN13: 9781531639563
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Alton

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The river bend near the confluence of three great rivers--the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois--was founded by Rufus Easton between 1814 and 1818 for land development and a ferry service between Illinois and St. Louis. Named for one of Easton's sons, Alton developed into a bustling river town. In 1837, Alton's economy was hurt by financial panic and its reputation blotted by the murder of abolitionist newspaper publisher Elijah Lovejoy. But by the 1850s, Alton had caught "railroad fever," which, along with plentiful natural resources, fueled its growth as a manufacturing city. Fortunes were made, and by the 20th century, Alton boasted fine churches, schools, and millionaires' mansions. On the other end of the social scale lived the workers in their neighborhoods. The river, the railroad, and the diverse people they brought to the river bend shaped Alton's history and culture.


Author: Cheryl Eichar Jett
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Publication Date: Mar 18, 2009
Number of Pages: 130 pages
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10: 1531639569
ISBN-13: 9781531639563
 

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