Alby Quarry
Alby Quarry is a quarry in Alton Township, Madison, Illinois. Alby Quarry is situated nearby to Guertler House, as well as near McPike Mansion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Alton Stone Quarry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McPike Mansion and Guertler House.
McPike Mansion
McPike Mansion, or Mount Lookout, is a mansion in Alton, which is part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Illinois. McPike Mansion is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Alby Quarry.
Guertler House
House
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Guertler House is a historic house located at 101 Blair St. in Alton, Illinois. Stonemason Ignaz Bruch built the house in 1854. Bruch, who immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1846, was a prominent Illinois stonemason who constructed buildings in cities ranging from Chicago to St. Guertler House is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Alby Quarry.
Haskell Playhouse
Building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Haskell Playhouse is a children's playhouse located in Haskell Park in Alton, Illinois. Dr. William Abraham Haskell, a physician and one of the wealthiest residents of Alton, commissioned the playhouse as a present for his daughter Lucy's fifth birthday in 1885. Haskell Playhouse is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Alby Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Godfrey.
Alton
Photo: ksablan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a charming river town in Illinois just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. Once a blue collar town of heavy manufacturing, Alton has transformed itself into a tourist destination and wedding and reception resort of the Midwest.
Godfrey
Town
Godfrey is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,825 at the 2020 census. Godfrey is located within the River Bend portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Godfrey is situated 3½ miles north of Alby Quarry.
East Alton
Village
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 is situated 4 miles southeast of Alby Quarry.
Alby Quarry
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Alton Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90328° or 38° 54′ 12″ northLongitude
-90.17984° or 90° 10′ 47″ westElevation
479 feet (146 metres)Open location code
86CFWR3C+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 504025865OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Alby Quarry” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alby Quarry”
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