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History · Alexandria

Alexandria’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Alexandria. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1948established
4old images & papers
6recent photos
FEMA - 1962 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-09-1993 in Missouri, 1993 · Wikimedia Commons

The story

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Alexandria was founded in the 1830s. The community was named after John Alexander, the proprietor of a nearby ferry. A post office called Alexandria has been in operation since 1840.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1948Established
1990s4 items · FEMA - 13430 - Photograph by Andrea B…Commons
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Start Alexandria’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alexandria’s history is told.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFEMA - 13430 - Photograph by Andr…, 1993: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people from Alexandria

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Maynard C. KruegerMaynard C. KruegerPolitics & Law
By decade

Alexandria, decade by decade

1990s4 items
FEMA - 13430 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-09-1993 in MissouriCommonsFEMA - 13430 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-09-1…1993FEMA - 13446 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-09-1993 in MissouriCommonsFEMA - 13446 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-09-1…1993FEMA - 1962 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-09-1993 in MissouriCommonsFEMA - 1962 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-09-19…1993Flooding 1993 fema 3562CommonsFlooding 1993 fema 35621993
Today6 photos
Sun Dog over Mississippi RiverCommonsSun Dog over Mississippi River2020Alexandria post office 63430CommonsAlexandria post office 634302015Alexandria VFD from northeastCommonsAlexandria VFD from northeast2015Alexandria Presbyterian Church from northCommonsAlexandria Presbyterian Church from north2015Alexandria Baptist Church from northeastCommonsAlexandria Baptist Church from northeast2015MOMap-doton-AlexandriaCommonsMOMap-doton-Alexandria2004
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Alexandria is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Alexandria has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Warsaw Historic District in Warsaw, 1.4 miles away.

Alexandria and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Alexandria. Tap a dot.
Warsaw Historic DistrictKeokuk National CemeterySt. Peter ChurchKeokuk Union DepotHotel IowaU.S. Post Office and Courthouse

Closest to Alexandria

Warsaw Historic DistrictWarsaw · District1.4miKeokuk National CemeteryKeokuk · Site4miSt. Peter ChurchKeokuk · Built 18854.5miKeokuk Union DepotKeokuk · Building4.6miHotel IowaKeokuk · Built 19134.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Warsaw Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Alexandria?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Alexandria’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old place
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Warsaw📜 Warsaw📜 Keokuk📜 Hamilton

From Wikimedia Commons (10). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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