Editing East Alton, Illinois (section)

==Points of interest==
East Alton is located in the Greater Metropolitan area of [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. Thus, all the attractions and facilities of that major city are equally available to residents of East Alton and nearby communities. Additionally, East Alton is minutes away from the origination point of the Journey of Discovery ([[Lewis and Clark Expedition]]) located in nearby [[Hartford, Illinois]]. Educational institutions in the area include [[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]], the SIUE Dental School in [[Alton, Illinois|Alton]], [[Principia College]] in [[Elsah, Illinois|Elsah]] and  [[Lewis and Clark Community College]] in [[Godfrey, Illinois|Godfrey]].

Van Preter Park is the main park in East Alton. This {{convert|13.8|acre|adj=on}} park consists of four baseball diamonds, two playground units, two small pavilions and one large pavilion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastaltonvillage.org/index.cfm?page=parks_and_rec_parks|title=East Alton Village &#124; parks and rec parks}}</ref>

Bill Tite Memorial - Lions Park is located on the north side of the Keasler Recreation Complex.  The entrance is in the 300 block of Ohio Street. This park consists of a large playground unit, two swing set units with toddler seats, a climbing unit, see-saw rider, two large multiple play stations, picnic tables, park benches, barbecue grills, and [[open space reserve|green space]]. The park underwent improvements in late 2015.

The East Alton Post Office contains a mural, ''The Letter'', painted in 1937 by [[Frances Foy]]. Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the [[United States]] through the [[Section of Painting and Sculpture]], later called the [[Section of Fine Arts]], of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Arnesen |first=Eric |date=2007 |title=Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History |volume=1 |location=New York |publisher=Routledge |page=1540 |isbn=9780415968263}}</ref>

The East Alton History Museum officially opened on March 4, 2017, and is located in the Fred H. Bright Jr. Vital Services Building, 119 N. Main Street. The building, which houses the East Alton Police department, was renamed the same day in honor of the former Mayor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thetelegraph.com/news/97820/east-altons-history-comes-together-museum-way-way-exceeds-expectations|title=East Alton's history comes together: Museum 'way, way' exceeds expectations|access-date=March 10, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>