GraveYard Tales

135: Alton, Illinois

01.15.2021 - By Adam Ballinger & Matt RudolphPlay

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This week we look at another haunted town, Alton, Illinois. Why do you think it’s so haunted? 

 

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Sources

http://www.mcpikemansion.com/history.html

http://www.altonweb.com/history/civilwar/confed/

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/madison/alton_history.html

https://www.riversandroutes.com/blog/post/why-alton-is-americas-most-haunted-small-town/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-most-haunted-town-in_b_12719858

https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/the-ghosts-of-alton-pt-1-mineral-springs-mall-23982.cfm

http://www.mcpikemansion.com/history.html

https://www.paranormaltaskforce.com/mcpikehistory.html

https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/illinois/North_Alton_Confederate_Cemetery.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton,_Illinois

https://worldpopulationreview.com/

https://madison.illinoisgenweb.org/town_histories/alton/alton.html

https://www.haynerlibrary.org/genealogy-local-history/about-genealogy-local-history

https://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Alton-Illinois.html#:~:text=Crime%20rate%20in%20Alton%2C%20IL&text;=The%202019%20Alton%20crime%20rate,and%20decline%20of%20property%20crime.

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/travel/14alton.html

https://www.riversandroutes.com/blog/post/why-alton-is-americas-most-haunted-small-town/

 

http://www.ghosthuntergirls.com/places/il/altoncitycemetery.html

 

https://www.goworldtravel.com/travel-ghosts-off-mississippi-haunts-of-alton-illinois/

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/travel/14alton.html

 

https://www.hauntedillinois.com/realhauntedplaces/altons-haunted-hill.php

 

http://www.altonweb.com/history/piasabird/

 

https://www.hauntedillinois.com/realhauntedplaces/mcpike-mansion.php

 

 

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