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Haunted Places in Alton, IL

Historic haunted places in Alton, IL. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.

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ILLINOIS / HAUNTED PLACE

Alton Military Prison Site

Haunted place

William St at Broadway, Alton, IL

Outdoor ruin; remaining wall section viewable from the street.

The Alton Military Prison site in Alton, Illinois, marks the state's first penitentiary, built in 1833 and closed in 1857. During the Civil War it reopened in 1862 to hold Confeder…

Source: en.wikipedia.org

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

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ILLINOIS / HAUNTED PLACE

Lovejoy Monument Cemetery

Haunted place

Monument Ave off IL Route 33, Alton, IL 62002

Open to the public (free; dawn to dusk).

Alton ghost accounts describe a man in period clothing walking near the monument to abolitionist editor Elijah Lovejoy, who was killed by a mob in 1837. A second story tells of a y…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

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ILLINOIS / HAUNTED PLACE

McPike Mansion

Haunted place

2018 Alby St, Alton, IL 62002

Open for ticketed ghost tours and investigations (April to early November; pre-registration).

The owners say more than eleven presences have turned up at this 1869 Italianate mansion. The best known is Sarah, said to have been a servant to the McPike household, and the ston…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

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ILLINOIS / HAUNTED PLACE

Mineral Springs Hotel

Haunted place

301 E Broadway, Alton, IL 62002

Former hotel; ghost walking tours operate nearby (check altonhauntings.com).

The Jasmine Lady is this 1914 spa hotel's signature ghost: witnesses smell strong jasmine by one stairwell, and some have seen a woman there. Researcher Troy Taylor notes no murder…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

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