Walking tall: from 4 million years ago. Africa is the setting for the long dawn of human history. From about four million years ago ape-like creatures walk upright on two feet in this continent.
Alexandria is a city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is about 46 miles (74 km) northeast of Indianapolis. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,260 at the 2000 census.
Early residents of the Jackson area set aside 30 acres for a city along the banks of the once-navigable Forked Deer River in 1822. They named their city Alexandria â in honor of A.R. Alexander, whose home served as the meeting site of the first county court.