The New Student's Reference Work/Alton

Alton,' a thriving city, railroad center and port of entry in Madison County, Illinois. It is situated on the, 25 miles above and about 14 miles above the mouth of the. It is built on high bluffs. The Mississippi is here bridged by the Burlington railroad. An electric railway connects Alton with St. Louis and with Upper Alton, the seat of the Baptist Shurtleff College. The town has a Roman Catholic cathedral, many other churches and schools and a number of important manufactories, the most important being the Illinois Glass Works. Population, 17,528.