Steamboat Mural
Steamboat Mural is a work of art in Alton Township, Madison, Illinois. Steamboat Mural is situated nearby to Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours, as well as near St. Mary’s Catholic Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clark Bridge and Alton Military Prison.
Clark Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Illinois2011, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Clark Bridge is situated 2,200 feet south of Steamboat Mural.
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 3,400 feet west of Steamboat Mural.
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. Alton National Cemetery is situated 4,100 feet east of Steamboat Mural.
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 3½ miles east of Steamboat Mural.
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 4½ miles north of Steamboat Mural.
Steamboat Mural
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: mural
- Category: tourism
- Location: Alton Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.88936° or 38° 53′ 22″ northLongitude
-90.17778° or 90° 10′ 40″ westOpen location code
86CFVRQC+PVOpenStreetMap ID
node 12179503442OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=mural
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