Brick House Slough
Brick House Slough is a stream in St. Charles, Missouri. Brick House Slough is situated nearby to the hamlet Fairmont, as well as near Altamont.Places of Interest
Highlights include McPike Mansion and Alton Military Prison.
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 2 miles east of Brick House Slough.
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. Alton Military Prison is situated 2 miles east of Brick House Slough.
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 2 miles east of Brick House Slough.
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 4 miles northeast of Brick House Slough.
Old Jamestown
Village
Old Jamestown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 19,790 at the 2020 census. Old Jamestown is northwest of the city of St. Louis and borders the Missouri River. Old Jamestown is situated 5 miles southwest of Brick House Slough.
Brick House Slough
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: St. Charles, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90144° or 38° 54′ 5″ northLongitude
-90.22289° or 90° 13′ 22″ westElevation
417 feet (127 metres)Open location code
86CFWQ2G+HRGeoNames ID
4378357
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