Alhambra

Originally from Eastern Kentucky, William Hinch is considered the first American to make a home within the boundaries of Alhambra Township.((History of Madison County, Illinois, Illustrated. With Biographical Sketches of many Prominent Men and Pioneers (Edwardsville: W. R. Brink and Company, 1882), 550.)) The village of Alhambra was laid out by Dr. Louis Sheppard in 1850,((Ibid., 553.)) and was incorporated April 5, 1884.((Flagg, James S., editor, Our 150 Years, 1812-1962. (Edwardsville: East 10 Publishing, 1962.), 61.)) By 1870 it had a population of 101.((Francis A. Walker, compiler, Ninth Census – Volume 3: The Statistics of the Wealth and Industry of the United States (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1872), 115.)) The villages of Greencastle and Alhambra were united and incorporated on April 5, 1884.((“Alhambra History.” Web. Accessed Nov. 2017.)) As of the 2010 census, the Village of Alhambra has 681 residents.((Illinois: 2010, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, 2010 Census of Population and Housing (Washington: Bureau of the Census, 2012), 62.))

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Alhambra Articles (2 Total)

	Alhambra Grain & Feed March 5, 2018 by Angela Little
	Highland Community Unit School District #5 February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson

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