ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Alton, Rhode Island

Okay, so Alton is a tiny place in the state of Rhode Island in the United States. It's like a dot on the map, a really small dot.

Rhode Island is also really small, it's the smallest state in the whole of America!

Alton is so small that it doesn't even have a post office or a grocery store or even a traffic light.

People who live in Alton have to go to the nearby towns to get their groceries, go to school, or work.

Even though it's small, people who live in Alton take pride in their community and try their best to keep it clean and safe. It's a peaceful and friendly place where neighbors know each other and support each other.

That's pretty much Alton, a tiny town in Rhode Island, where people live happily even without all the fancy things in big cities.