Alexander

Located in the center of Washington County, Alexander is a small and lively town.

History
This place we call Alexander was first delineated in 1786 as Township 16 on a map/plan created by Rufus Putnam. This plan, created for the Massachusetts Land Lottery, divided the township into 55 lots. Ownership of the Township, excepting those twelve lots won in the lottery, passed through several owners until, in 1793, virtually the entire area between the St. Croix River and the Penobscot River was purchased by William Bingham of Philadelphia. Bingham had financial problems, and in 1797, sold part interest of this land to Baring Brothers Bank of London, England. Alexander Baring of that bank later became Bingham’s son-in-law, and this town bears his given name.