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A project called "AltonWorks" seeks to revitalize downtown Alton and is preparing a nomination to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places: <ref>https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/riverbend-news/downtown-alton-to-be-proposed-for-national-register-of-historic-places/article_362a4c50-1177-11ec-bde0-dfc9488d9067.html</ref>

A project called "AltonWorks" seeks to revitalize downtown Alton and is preparing a nomination to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places: <ref>https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/riverbend-news/downtown-alton-to-be-proposed-for-national-register-of-historic-places/article_362a4c50-1177-11ec-bde0-dfc9488d9067.html</ref>

{{cquote|Buildings in the [proposed historical] district date from 1835 to 1962. [An historical expert] identified 84 historically significant structures, including hotels, banks, storefronts, office buildings, fraternal organizations, and automotive-related businesses.}}

{{cquote|Buildings in the [proposed historical] district date from 1835 to 1962. [An historical expert] identified 84 historically significant structures, including hotels, banks, storefronts, office buildings, fraternal organizations, and automotive-related businesses.}}

Catfish is a local specialty as caught in the river.  Flooding of the river each year can be a spectacle, as in 1993 when records were set and the levee nearly breached.

Catfish is a local specialty as caught in the river.  Flooding of the river each year can be a spectacle, as in 1993 when records were set and the levee nearly breached.