▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁village ▁Al ton a ▁near ▁Hamburg , ▁Germany , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁by ▁Robert ▁W re de , ▁a ▁past oral ist ▁and ▁early ▁sett ler . ▁Land ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁first ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Wy nd ham ▁Road ▁District ▁on ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Wy nd ham ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Wer ri be e ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁Al ton a ▁R iding ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Wer ri be e ▁was ▁sever ed , ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Al ton a , ▁which ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Victoria ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁with ▁nine ▁coun c ill ors . ▁It ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁city ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Only ▁two ▁changes ▁occurred ▁to ▁Al ton a ' s ▁boundaries ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁a ▁ ▁reserve ▁at ▁La ver ton ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁Wer ri be e , ▁while ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁was ▁sever ed ▁and ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁William st own . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2