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Alton Military Prison Site
🎟️ Attraction in River Woods, Alton, IL
The Alton Military Prison Site is located in River Woods. The remaining ruin wall, maintained by the State of Illinois, marks where a prison once stood. The site is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Something unique: It was built in 1833 as the first state penitentiary in Illinois.