Alton, Illinois

Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 15 miles (24 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois. It is famous for its limestone bluffs along the river north of the city, for its role preceding and during the American Civil War, and as the hometown of jazz musician Miles Davis and Robert Wadlow, the tallest known person in history. It was the site of the last Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate in October 1858. The former state penitentiary here was used during the war to hold up to 12,000 Confederate prisoners of war.
==Arenas and venues==
*Franklin Lodge
*Spaulding Hall Club
==Events==
*Glory Pro United Glory 2017 - May 26, 2017.
*PWE Hotdogs And Handshakes 3 - March 2, 2024.
*SLA Battle Of Spaulding II - March 29, 2024.
==Wrestlers==
*Devin Cutter
*Mason Cutter
==External links==
* on Wikipedia
Category:American towns