Alton aims manufacturing boom from local resources
An 1860s market letter extols Alton Illinois for developing water power, lime rock, timber, and brickmaking. It argues the city could become a major manufacturing hub through canal, rail, and river access, with cheap fuel, abundant building stone, and planned growth attracting capital and industry.
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