History · Alton

Alton’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Alton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1838established

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Mill Creek Bridge, Mill Creek · Library of Congress

The story

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Alton was called Nebraska in its early years. The Nebraska post office opened in 1847, and was renamed Alton in 1860. The post office in Alton was finally discontinued in 1965.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alton’s history is told.

0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewMill Creek Bridge, Mill Creek: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

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By decade

Alton, decade by decade

Before
2000

No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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National Register of Historic Places

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 St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church in Irvington, 6.3 miles away.