Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route
Alton Cemetery, IL

Scenic and historic Alton Cemetery is the final resting place for generations of leaders and residents from all walks of life. Buried here are soldiers and explorers, editors and educators, bankers and industrialists, politicians, workers, wives and their families. The Lovejoy monument, in the cemetery, is viewed as a symbol of freedom. The 93-foot monument, topped by the Winged Victory, is at the end of Monument Avenue in the cemetery. This monument memorializes the Editor Reverend Elijah P. Lovejoy. Lovejoy's work and death in Alton gave him a place in history, for the abolition of slavery.