Alexandria (Town)

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Town of Alexandria

The Town of Alexandria was formed in 1821 from parts of the Towns of LeRay and Brownville. Named after Alexander LeRay, the son of an early developer.


Early Settlement

(The following excerpt taken from Our County And Its People: A Descriptive Work on Jefferson County, New York; Edited by Edgar C. Emerson, The Boston History Company,1898.)


Alexandria was formed in 1821, from LeRay. Improvements in Alexandria were not begun until about 1811, when Mr. LeRay made a clearing at the center, thus hoping to attract settlers to the locality, but owing to the uncertainties of the war actual settlement was delayed. This town, however, had an interesting history during the War of 1812.


Communities and locations in the town

  • Alexandria Bay - A village located by the St. Lawrence River on NY-12.
  • Alexandria Center – A hamlet south of Alexandria Bay on NY-26.
  • Bean Hill Crossing – A hamlet in the northern part of the town on County Road 37
  • Browns Corners – A hamlet east of Alexandria Bay on NY-26.
  • Collins Landing - Area near the western town line.
  • Edgewood Park – A hamlet southwest of Alexandria Bay on Route 12.
  • Godfreys Corner – A hamlet southwest of Alexandria Center at County Road 2.
  • Goose Bay – A hamlet northeast of Alexandria Bay on NY-12 next to a bay of the St. Lawrence River, also called Goose Bay.
  • Keewaydin State Park – A state park southwest of Alexandria Bay on NY-12.
  • Kring Point State Park – A state park in the northeastern corner of the town.
  • Mary Island State Park – A state park on Mary Island, a small island at the northeast tip of the Wellesley Island.
  • Maxson Field (89N) – An airport near Alexandria Bay village; privately owned.
  • Pinehurst Resort – A hamlet southwest of Alexandria Bay.
  • Plessis – A hamlet and census-designated place near the southern town line on NY-26.
  • Redwood – A census-designated place on Route 37 between Mud Lake and Butterfield Lake.
  • Point Vivian – A hamlet southwest of Alexandria Bay on NY-12.
  • St. Lawrence Park – A southwest of Point Vivian.
  • Skinners Corners – A location east of Alexandria Bay on Limestone Road at Center Road.
  • Tanners Corners – A location in the southwestern corner of the town on County Road 2.
  • Wellesley Island State Park – A state park on Wellesley Island, partly within the town.
  • Westminster Park – A hamlet on the northern end of Wellesley Island.