The History Guy

War Horses of East Alton, Il. (2025x33)

Fecha de emisión: Mar 26, 2025

Not too far from my house, in the town of East Alton, Illinois, there is a historic marker to an almost forgotten part of local history. It commemorates a stockyard that only stood for a few years. The East Alton stockyards were an important way and gathering station for horses, being sent on a long and perilous journey to war.