THE BLUFF CITY PROFILES: ALTON, ILLINOIS 1837-1987
In 1987 the city of Alton, Illinois was 175 years old - it was founded in 1837. At that time the administrators at SIUE arranged with the members of its committee to create a sesquicentennial commemorative book. I was asked to help recruit high school and college students, historians and even our... Sign in to see full entry.