From 'Big Ole' to the Bayou: The Other Alexandrias
Periodically, Alexandria Living Magazine gets subscription requests from residents of Louisiana, Minnesota or New York, who mistakenly think this N...
Periodically, Alexandria Living Magazine gets subscription requests from residents of Louisiana, Minnesota or New York, who mistakenly think this Northern Virginia magazine covers their hometown — also called Alexandria. It turns out there are more than a dozen other town and cities named Alexandria across the United States. Here, we take a look at several of them. Alexandria, Louisiana The city of Alexandria, Louisiana, was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The young United States government platted the land to a businessman from Pennsylvania named Alexander Fulton.