History · Alto

Alto’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Alto. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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Most of the early settlers of Alto were from Gelderland in The Netherlands.

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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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Then & now

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Historic places

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From Wikimedia Commons (6) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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