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

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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 2 miles east of Brick House Slough.

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 2 miles east of Brick House Slough.

Guertler House

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 2 miles east of Brick House Slough.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and Godfrey.

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.

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″ north

Longitude

-90.22289° or 90° 13′ 22″ west

Elevation

417 feet (127 metres)

Open location code

86CFWQ2G+HR

GeoNames ID

4378357

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