Ellis Lake

Ellis Lake is in Township of Rivers, St. Charles, Missouri. Ellis Lake is situated nearby to Pintail Pond, as well as near Swan Marsh.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alton Military Prison and Clark Bridge.

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 1 mile north of Ellis Lake.

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. Clark Bridge is situated 1 mile northeast of Ellis Lake.

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 north of Ellis Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.

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.

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 4½ miles east of Ellis Lake.