Alton Sentence Examples

It is served by the Illinois Central and the Chicago & Alton railways and by the Illinois Traction Interurban Electric line.

It is said by Alton to have been introduced into Britain about the end of the 17th century.

It is served by the Missouri Pacific and the Chicago & Alton railways.

Louisiana is served by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Chicago & Alton railways, and by several lines of river steamboats.

It is served by the Baltimore & Ohio South-Western, the Chicago & Alton, the Chicago, Peoria & St Louis, the Illinois Central, the Wabash, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railways, and by inter-urban electric lines.

It is served by the Missouri Pacific, the Chicago & Alton, and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railways.

It was incorporated as a town in 1855, was entered by the Wabash road in 1858 and by the Alton in 1872, and was first chartered as a city in 1874.

He wrote Addresses on the Kingdom of God (1827), History of the Alton Riots (1837), Statement of Anti-Slavery Principles (1837), Baptism, its Import and Modes (1850), The Conflict of Ages (1853), The Papal Conspiracy Exposed (1855), The Concord of Ages (1860), and History of Opinions on the Scriptural Doctrine of Future Retribution(1 878).

When hostilities became inevitable, acting in conjunction with Captain (later General) Nathaniel Lyon, he suddenly transferred the arms in the Federal arsenal at St Louis to Alton, Illinois, and a few days later (May ro, 1861) surrounded and captured a force of state guards which had been stationed at Camp Jackson in the suburbs of St Louis with the intention of seizing the arsenal.

The hare takes readily to the water, where it swims well; an instance having been recorded in which one was observed crossing an arm of 1 Julius Hare's co-worker in this book was his brother Augustus William Hare (1792-1834), who, after a distinguished career at Oxford, was appointed rector of Alton Barnes, Wiltshire.

While in this phase he wrote his novels Yeast and Alton Locke, in which, though he pointed out unsparingly the folly of extremes, he certainly sympathized not only with the poor, but with much that was done and said by the leaders in the Chartist movement.

The soil of the river valleys is alluvial and especially fertile, the "American Bottom," extending along the Mississippi from Alton to Chester, having been in cultivation for more than 150 years.

Stokes (1814-1890) of Chicago transferred a large amount of munitions of war from St Louis, where the secession sentiment was strong, to Alton.

It is served by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, the Chicago & Alton, the Chicago, Peoria & St Louis and the Wabash railways.

It is served by the Chicago & Alton railway.

The city is served by the Chicago & Alton, the Illinois Central, the Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati & St Louis, and the Lake Erie & Western railways, and by electric inter-urban lines.

Among the manufacturing establishments are foundries and machine shops, including the large shops of the Chicago & Alton railway, slaughtering and meat-packing establishments, flour and grist mills, printing and publishing establishments, a caramel factory and lumber factories.

The family seats (Alton Towers and Ingestre Hall) and the chief estates are in Staffordshire.

On the 8th of December 1837 a meeting was held at Faneuil Hall to express the sentiments of the people on the murder of Elijah P. Lovejoy, at Alton, Illinois, for defending his press from a proslavery mob.

Alton is served by the Chicago & Alton, the Chicago, Peoria & St Louis, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis, and the Illinois Terminal railways.

Alton has a public library and a public park.

Among the manufactures of Alton are iron and glass ware, miners' tools, shovels, coal-mine cars, flour, and agricultural implements; and there are a large oil refinery and a large lead smelter.

The first settlement on the site of Alton was made in 1807, when a trading post was established by the French.

Alton was first chartered as a city in 1837.

In 1836 the Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy(1802-1837), a native of Albion, Maine, removed the Observer, a religious (Presbyterian) periodical of which he was the editor, from St Louis to Alton.

After coming to Alton his anti-slavery views soon became more radical, and in a few months he was an avowed abolitionist.

His views were shared by his brother, Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864), a Congregational minister, who also at that time lived in Alton, and who from 1857 until his death was an able anti-slavery member of Congress.

P. Lovejoy was killed while attempting to defend against a mob a fourth press which he had recently obtained and which was stored in a warehouse in Alton.

In 1897 a monument, a granite column surmounted by a bronze statue of Victory, was erected in his honour by the citizens of Alton and by the state.

In 1858, when the Supreme Court, after the vote of Kansas against the Lecompton constitution, had decided that Kansas was a " slave " territory, thus quashing Douglas's theory of " popular sovereignty," he engaged in Illinois in a close and very exciting contest for the senatorship with Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, whom he met in a series of debates (at Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy and Alton), in one of which, that at Freeport, Douglas was led to declare that any territory, by " unfriendly 1 Her death in 1853 was a great blow to him and embittered him.

Its principal importance is as a railway and manufacturing centre; it is served by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, the Chicago & Alton, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis, the Illinois Central, the Wabash, and the Litchfield & Madison railways, and by electric lines connecting with St Louis and the neighbouring towns.

Lord Alton had written to Mr Blair about fetal experimentation and eugenic abortion.

Whatever your reason for visiting Alton Towers leave the humdrum behind, come together and create some everlasting memories!

We are only 15 mins from Alton Towers theme park!

Thorpe Park and Alton Towers pack them in as the churches battle to fill the pews.

He was also presented to the Rectory of Alton, and became a prebendary of Winchester.

But Alton towers has roller coasters designed less for kids and more for adults, something I think MPUK crew would rather have.

Incredibly, it was unearthed not far away from where they found the Alton hoard of Celtic gold staters in 1996.

Arthur Young calls the vale between Farnham and Alton the finest ten miles in England.

It is served by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, the Chicago & Alton, the Chicago, Indiana & Southern and the Wabash railways.

Lockport is served by the Chicago & Alton, and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railways, and by the Chicago & Joliet Electric railway.

It is served by the Union Pacific, the Missouri Pacific, the 'Frisco System, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the Chicago Great Western, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul, the Chicago & Alton, the Wabash, the Kansas City Southern, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, the Leavenworth, Kansas & Western, the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient, the St Louis, Kansas City & Colorado, the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City, and the St Joseph & Grand Island railways, and by steamboat lines to numerous river ports.

The opposition to slavery, however, was at first economic, not philanthropic. In 1837 there was only one abolition society in the state, but chiefly through the agitation of Elijah P. Lovejoy (see Alton), the abolition sentiment grew.

As the cup spins toward us it replicates the movement of the real teacup ride at Alton towers.

It was also the last season for The Log Flume 2003 ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE 2003 saw the Tweenies arrive at Alton Towers.

Alton Amateur Greenhouses have a wide sliding door for easy wheelbarrow access.

If you love roller coasters, then Alton Towers is the place for you.

Located in Alton, Staffordshire, on the grounds of a gothic country estate formerly owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury, the park is home to several world famous coasters.

Park goers flock to Alton Towers to ride the Oblivion, the first vertical drop coaster in the world, Nemesis, the first inverted coaster in Europe, and much more.

There are hotels on the grounds of the park, so you can stay on site while you have the Alton Towers experience.

Alton Towers is the jewel in England’s theme park crown.

Although Alton Towers has plenty of family friendly attractions, the park definitely caters to thrill ride lovers.

Rides at Pleasure Beach are tame compared to Alton Towers, but the ten roller coasters and four water rides on site are still good for a laughs and chills.

By the 1990s, however, it had become Alton’s Tower’s main competition.

Strauss also enlisted the help of engineer Charles Alton Ellis, who contributed much of the technical work that assured the bridge could withstand the turbulant Golden Gate weather.

Although Joseph Strauss is credited as being the Chief Engineer, he received notable help from Irving Morrow, Charles Alton Ellis, and many other engineers and technicians who helped create this beautiful national landmark.

Alton Higgins provides a thorough and detailed explanation of how to tell the difference between faked images and potential evidence when you're examining the photographic evidence yourself.

Making pickles at home can range from simple to difficult, with Alton Brown's pickling brine recipe falling in the middle.

The host of his own show on the Food Network, Alton Brown shows viewers how to make a variety of foods from the simple to the gourmet.

Alton Brown's pickling brine recipe is printed in many areas around the Internet, with Brown's permission.

Give Alton Brown's pickling brine a try and produce some homemade pickles that put the store bought variety to shame.

Cooking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey may seem daunting, but if you prepare the Alton Brown turkey brine, your bird will be the talk of the family gathering.

Alton Brown is a Food Network personality known as the host of Iron Chef America as well as his own show, Good Eats.