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May 30, 1974 (Des Moines: Polk: Training site for black officers in World War I. 8: George M. Verity: George M. Verity (towboat): December 20, 1989 (Keokuk: Lee: One of three surviving steam-powered towboats in the United States, this ship pioneered on upper Mississippi in a certain way, leading to large private industry.
Alton houses the district's middle school while elementary and high schools are in Orange City. Spalding Catholic School , which serves elementary grades, is located in a single campus in Alton. It was previously a K-8 school and had multiple campuses, with middle school in Granville , but the Granville campus closed in 2017, and middle school ...
Alton Castle was founded in stone by Bertram III de Verdun and built on a rocky precipice overlooking the River Churnet in the 12th century, [3] however the site had been fortified in wood since Saxon times. [4] The castle is also referred to in historical documents as Alton, Alverton or Aulton.
Alton, Staffordshire, England Alton Castle, presently a Catholic youth retreat centre; Alton Towers, theme park, formerly a country estate Alton Mansion; Alton, Wiltshire, England, a civil parish; Alton, a hamlet in Figheldean parish, Wiltshire; Alton Estate, Roehampton, Greater London, England; Alton Water, a manmade reservoir in Suffolk
The Norman castle was destroyed during the English Civil War. In the 17th century, the former castle was redeveloped as a hunting lodge known as Alerton (or Alverton), which is the ancient name for Alton. The three-storey structure reused one of the castle's former towers, which remains part of the present-day building.
The de Verdun family of Alton Castle, Staffordshire had a history in the region, Bertram de Verdun arriving as part of John's first expedition to Ireland in April 1185. By 1185 he had erected a manor house at Castletown Mount and subsequently obtained the town's charter in 1189. [citation needed]
The Wilton Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Wilton, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination it consisted of 47 resources, which included 32 contributing buildings , one contributing structure and 14 non ...
Altoona is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States, and part of the Des Moines metropolitan area. The population was 19,565 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] It is home to the Adventureland amusement park and Prairie Meadows horse racing track and casino .