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Alton

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Al·ton  (ôltn)
A city of southwest Illinois on bluffs of the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri. Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1803-1804 just south of the site. Population: 29,300.


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Chancing to meet Alton Granger on the street, to whom never before had he mentioned the ten dollars loaned him in '74, he reminded Alton Granger of the little affair, and was promptly paid.
Dear Madam: I write with great regret to request that you will at once withdraw Miss Wylie from Alton College.
At Alton he stepped out of the carriage at his servant's request and imbibed some of the ale for which the place is famous.
 
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