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[Hunterstown, which bordered Henry street in Alton, was founded
[Hunterstown, which bordered Henry street in Alton, was founded by Major Charles Hunter in 1820. The entire range of hills from Milton west to Piasa...

102 years ago .... RODGERS SITE APPROVED FOR INSANE
102 years ago .... RODGERS SITE APPROVED FOR INSANE HOSPITAL Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, January 2, 1913 The Illinois Board of Administration t...

The article below was during WWI, 97 years ago ..... RUCKER,
The article below was during WWI, 97 years ago ..... RUCKER, PAUL - ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF BEING ENEMY Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, October 25, 1...

Former President Teddy Roosevelt Makes Stop in Alton, 104 years
Former President Teddy Roosevelt Makes Stop in Alton, 104 years ago today ..... COLONEL TEDDY ROOSEVELT GIVEN RECEPTION AS TRAIN STOPS IN ALTON Sour...

This is the kind of things that drives genealogists insane trying
This is the kind of things that drives genealogists insane trying to find their ancestors. My husbands family name, Bauser, was changed by some of hi...

Temper Almost Ends In Self-Hanging, 100 Years Ago: KELEHER,
Temper Almost Ends In Self-Hanging, 100 Years Ago: KELEHER, JAMES PEGGY Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, September 5, 1914 James Kelehers...

Eyewitness to Elijah Lovejoy Tragedy Dies: JOHN WESLEY HARNED
Eyewitness to Elijah Lovejoy Tragedy Dies: JOHN WESLEY HARNED Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, March 28, 1904 John Wesley Harned, aged 85 years, an ...

Working at the East Alton powder mill was dangerous business. Many
Working at the East Alton powder mill was dangerous business. Many of these brave men gave their lives trying to make a living for their families. BE...