Alton was laid out in 1859, when the county seat moved here from Thomasville to a more central spot. In October 1863 Union troops burned its courthouse, and many of the county’s early records with it. The courthouse square is still the center of town.
- Where
- 1 Court Square, Alton, MO 65606
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