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Alton and most of central Oregon County are served by the Alton R-IV School District, a PK-12 public institution with a total enrollment of about 700 students.<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/alton/alton-r_iv-school-district/schools/</ref> Its mascot is the Comets, and the school colors are blue, yellow, and white.<ref>https://www.alton.k12.mo.us/</ref>
 
Alton and most of central Oregon County are served by the Alton R-IV School District, a PK-12 public institution with a total enrollment of about 700 students.<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/alton/alton-r_iv-school-district/schools/</ref> Its mascot is the Comets, and the school colors are blue, yellow, and white.<ref>https://www.alton.k12.mo.us/</ref>
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==Community Life==
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Alton has a scenic residential area, which includes a number of stone masonry structures dating back to the 1920s, several of which are available for use as guest houses.
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The town hosts the annual Ozark Black Gold Walnut Festival, typically held the first Saturday in October and featuring a number of craft shows, along with various forms of entertainment.<ref>https://www.altonadvertiser.com/alton-and-oregon-county</ref>
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Greer Spring, the second-largest natural spring in Missouri, is located about 10 miles north of Alton, as is the adjacent Greer Mill, a historic grist mill built in 1899. The mill was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.<ref>http://dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/05001551.pdf</ref>
    
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