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Alton Illinois is located on the bluffs just above the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. It has three historic districts, four square blocks of antique stores, and many opulent houses, the former residences of steamboat captains, industrialists, and railroad barons. Visitors have the option of staying in Alton Illinois holiday rentals, Alton Illinois short term rentals or Alton Illinois vacation home rentals. Here, in 1837, Elijah Lovejoy, the abolitionist editor, died protecting his press from a proslavery mob. In the Alton Illinois Cemetery, there is a 93-foot monument to Lovejoy. A sandbar in the river was the scene of the projected Lincoln-Shields duel of 1842, which was settled without bloodshed. The final Lincoln-Douglas debate was held in Alton Illinois on October 15, 1858. Alton Illinois was the home of Robert Wadlow, the tallest man in history; a life-size 9-foot statue of Wadlow is on College Avenue. There are lots of cool things to see so look into these Alton Illinois vacation rentals. Browse our featured Alton Illinois vacation home rentals and short term rentals in Alton Illinois.