On This Date in Minnesota History: November 5

November 5, 1878 – “The village of Alexandria [Minn.] was incorporated February 20, 1877; and its charter as a city was adopted in 1908. The first passenger train on the railroad reached this place [on this date].”

"Settled in 1858 and established as a township on June 15, 1866, Alexandria was named in honor of Alexander Kinkaid, because he and his brother William were its first settlers, coming from Maryland. The form of the name follows that of the large city in Egypt, which was founded in the year 332 B. C. by Alexander the Great."

http://genealogytrails.com/minn/douglas/history.htm

Great Northern Depot, Alexandria Minnesota, 1910's
http://www.lakesnwoods.com/AlexandriaGallery.htm