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Alton Confederate Prison

Come learn how horrendous conditions at Alton Penitentiary forced its shutdown and relocation to Joliet in 1857. Reopened in 1862 as a Confederate Prison, a portion of it is still standing.

Free admission.

Location: William St., Alton Illinois 62002 Telephone Toll Free: 800-258-6645

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