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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. Built in 1869 by Henry Guest McPike (1825–1910), it is situated on Alby Street on a site of 15 acres (61,000 m 2), one of the highest points in Alton, which was called Mount ...
Alton (/ ˈɔːltən / AWL-tən) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 18 miles (29 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 25,676 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the River Bend area in the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
A resident of Alton since 1857, Pfeiffenberger was a figure in the business and financial affairs of the city. His leadership and community service contributions span years. He held many positions of importance in Alton. In 1866 Pfeiffenberger became chief of the Volunteer Alton fire department. In 1872 he was elected mayor of Alton, and served ...
Shurtleff College was the oldest Baptist college west of the Appalachians until it was absorbed by Southern Illinois University. The college's first year as an SIU campus saw a jump of enrollment to 1,200 students. In two years the enrollment doubled. The Alton campus flourished until 1965 when SIU opened a campus at nearby Edwardsville, which ...
Old Joliet Prison. Drive Time: 1 hour, 2 minutes. Kid-Friendly: Maybe. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Yelp Rating: 3 stars Set inside a real abandoned prison, the Old Joliet Prison Haunted House ...
Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series. The original series aired from October 6, 2004, until October 26, 2016, on Syfy. The original program spanned eleven seasons with 230 episodes, not including 10 specials. The series was revived in early 2019 and aired its twelfth and thirteenth seasons from August 21, 2019, to ...
The Guertler House is a historic house located at 101 Blair St. in Alton, Illinois. Stonemason Ignaz Bruch built the house in 1854. Bruch, who immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1846, was a prominent Illinois stonemason who constructed buildings in cities ranging from Chicago to St. Louis, Missouri.
Region. Illinois. The Piasa (/ ˈpaɪ.əsɔː / PY-ə-saw) or Piasa Bird is a creature from Native American mythology depicted in one of two murals painted by Native Americans on cliffsides above the Mississippi River. Its original location was at the end of a chain of limestone bluffs in Madison County, Illinois, at present-day Alton, Illinois.