Alton Lake
Alton Lake is a reservoir in Madison, Illinois. Alton Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Fairmont, as well as near Milton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alton Military Prison and Clark Bridge.
Alton Military Prison
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
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.
Clark Bridge
Bridge
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The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois, United States. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the bridge opened in 1994.
Alton National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Alton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Alton, in Madison County, Illinois. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses only half an acre plot of land, and as of the end of 2005, had 522 interments.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.
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.
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 east of Alton Lake.
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 5 miles north of Alton Lake.
Alton Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88644° or 38° 53′ 11″ northLongitude
-90.18483° or 90° 11′ 5″ westElevation
417 feet (127 metres)Open location code
86CFVRP8+H3GeoNames ID
4232684
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