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Altamont is a growing community with a population of 2300.  Located in Effingham County on Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 40, the city is midway between St. Louis, Missouri and Terre Haute, Indiana.

Altamont is a progressive community with an excellent school system, active business district, numerous churches and attractive residential neighborhoods and subdivisions.   Agriculture is a prominent force in the Altamont area but compliments the existence of manufacturing employment locally and within the county.

Altamont is a community that strives to provide a range of activities from the Altamont Living Museum to the excitement of the Effingham County Fair to the linkage of the past by visiting the Winter's Steam Engine Museum.

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Portions of this web site were transcribed from The Altamont Quasquicentennial Book.
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Last modified: December 20, 2007