The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Alton was originally called East Orange, and under the latter name was laid out in 1875 when the railroad was extended to that point. East Orange was renamed Alton in 1882. Alton was incorporated as a city in 1883.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alton’s history is told.
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Alton, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Alton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Alton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Zwemer Hall, Northwestern College in Orange City, 2.6 miles away.
Alton and the nearest listed places
Closest to Alton
Zwemer Hall, Northwestern CollegeOrange City · Romanesque Revival2.6mi
Sioux County CourthouseOrange City · Romanesque Revival2.7mi
Le Mars Municipal Park and Golf Course Historic DistrictLe Mars · District14.5mi
Sacred Heart HospitalLe Mars · Stripped Classicism15.4mi
Carnegie LibrarySheldon · Beaux Arts · Built 190815.4miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.