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from WikipediaRead it all ↗Alma was originally called "Rantoul", and under the latter name was laid out in 1854. The present name, adopted in 1855, commemorates the Battle of the Alma in the Crimean War. The village post office named "Grand Mound City" was changed to "Alma" in 1855 as well.
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