Alton Military Prison

The Alton Military Prison was a prison located in , , built in 1833 as the first state penitentiary in 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: prison located in Alton, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Alton Military Prison Site”
  • Address: Alton, IL 62002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include McPike Mansion and Clark Bridge.

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, or Mount Lookout, is a mansion in , which is part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in the U.S. state of . is situated 1 mile north of Alton Military Prison.

Bridge
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The is a cable-stayed bridge across the between and , United States. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the bridge opened in 1994. is situated 1 mile southeast of Alton Military Prison.

House
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The is a historic house located at 101 Blair St. in , . 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 to St. is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Alton Military Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.

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is a charming river town in just across the from , Missouri. Once a blue collar town of heavy manufacturing, has transformed itself into a tourist destination and wedding and reception resort of the Midwest.

Village
is a village in , , United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2020 census, down from 6,301 in 2010. is situated 4½ miles east of Alton Military Prison.

Town
is a village in , , United States. The population was 17,825 at the 2020 census. is located within the River Bend portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. is situated 4½ miles north of Alton Military Prison.

Alton Military Prison

Latitude
38.89138° or 38° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
-90.18957° or 90° 11′ 22″ west
Open location code
86CFVRR6+H5
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node 3654622994
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q16152499
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