East Alton
East Alton was incorporated as a village on September 4, 1893 as a railway junction and industrial center.((Thanks to East Alton Village Clerk Lori Palmer for clarification regarding the incorporation date of East Alton.)) The town was platted in 1858 by George W. Carr and George A. Smith. Previously the area was also referred to as Milton, Emerald, Wann or Wanda Station, and Alton Junction.((History of Madison County, Illinois, Illustrated. With Biographical Sketches of many Prominent Men and Pioneers (Edwardsville: W. R. Brink and Company, 1882), 420 – 421.)) By 1900, East Alton had a population of 454 people.((Census Reports Volume I: Population Part I (Washington: United States Census Office, 1901), 126.)) As of the 2010 census, the village of East Alton has a population of 6,301.((Illinois: 2010, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, 2010 Census of Population and Housing (Washington: Bureau of the Census, 2012), 64.))
East Alton in 2017
From the Maps & Plats GIS Division of the Madison County Chief County Assessment Office
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East Alton Articles (6 Total)
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East Alton / Wood River School District #14February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson |
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East Alton Elementary School District #13February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson |
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Roxana Community Unit School District #1February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson |
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School District Consolidation in Madison CountyMay 4, 2017 by Lesley Thomson |
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Southwestern Illinois Inter-City Baseball LeagueJune 4, 2020 by Shannan Mason |
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Wood River / Hartford Elementary School District #15February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson |