East Alton
Stored in Van Preter Park during WW1 to be shipped overseas.
What are horses?
Wood River's population. (to the nearest thousand)
What is 10,464?
The population of Hartford as of 2024. (to the nearest thousand)
What is 1,152?
Who is Miles Davis?
The number of coronations held in EAWR.
What is 98?
When was East Alton founded?
What is 1893
Has been the major source of revenue for Wood River.
What is oil refineries?
The year Hartford was founded. (within five years)
What is 1920?
The height of Robert Wadlow when he died.
What is 8'11"?
The year the library at EAWR High School was built. (within five years)
What is 1961?
East Alton's original name.
What is Emerald City?
The year Wood River and Benbow City were founded.
What is 1907?
The famous actor from Hartford who starred in The Dirty Dozen.
Who is Clint Walker?
The water level above flood stage in Alton in 1993.
What is 20'?
The year the East building was constructed.
What is 1963?
He saved the levee from breaking in the flood of 1993.
Who is Ed Ringering? (Mrs. Roethe's dad!)
In 1804, this location, in current Wood River, was the base camp for the Lewis and Clark.
The Hartford Castle was originally called this name and was said to have been built by a French immigrant, Benjamin Biszantz, for his wife in 1897 prior to its demise in 1973 due to a fire.
What is Lakeview?
What is 3 recorded deaths?
The number of teachers and students when EAWR opened.
What were 4 teachers and 65 students?
The first mayor of East Alton.
Who was Dr. C.M Pence?
Wood River owned the world's largest one of these in 1926.
What is swimming pool?
The company that operated in Hartford for 30 years but broke Clean Air laws and shut down in 2001.
What is Chemetco?
The year Lincoln and Douglas held a debate in Alton. (within ten years)
What is (August 21) 1858?
Cities originally a part of EAWR school district other than East Alton, Wood River, and Hartford.
What are Roxana and Bethalto?