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1954 Map of Alton

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Alton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

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The Mississippi River defines the southwestern edge of this landscape, its waters slowed by Lock and Dam No 26 near Ellis Island. The city of Alton serves as a dense industrial and transport hub, where the river's path meets a complex network of rail lines including the Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the Burlington Northern. Settlement extends northward into North Alton and Godfrey, where Lewis and Clark Community College occupies a prominent campus.

Genealogists will find significant local history in the cluster of cemeteries near the city, most notably the Confederate Cem and the National Cem, alongside smaller burial grounds like the Godfrey Cem. The surrounding rural township of Foster and areas like Melville are characterized by deep hollows, such as Youngblood Hollow and Hop Hollow, and small creek systems like Rocky Fork and Piasa Creek that drain toward the river.