Alton Diocesan Catholic Orphanage

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McPike Mansion

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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 3,300 feet east of Alton Diocesan Catholic Orphanage.

Alton Military Prison

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The Alton Military Prison was a prison located in Alton, Illinois, built in 1833 as the first state penitentiary in Illinois and closed in 1857. During the American Civil War, the prison was reopened in 1862 to accommodate the growing population of Confederate prisoners of war and ceased to be prison at the end of the war in 1865. Alton Military Prison is situated 1 mile south of Alton Diocesan Catholic Orphanage.

Guertler House

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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 3,700 feet east of Alton Diocesan Catholic Orphanage.

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Alton

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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.

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