About 1840 Alexander Wilson built a home on Strawtown Pike. The property now belongs to the Municipal Golf Course. The home was considered a mansion. The home was considered a gathering place for politicians and a social center. The home was built a few years before Alexander enlisted in the Mexican war. Mr. Wilson was killed on August 11. 1848 by Mexican guerillas a few miles from the Mexican border.
The land secured by Alexander Wilson is part of the Maconaquah Park on which the golf course is situated. Mr. Wilson moved to Peru in 1834 with wife Matilda and two young sons. He was engaged in the general store business and meat packing business. He was located at the northeast corner of Miami Streets and Second Street. In 1839, he merged with John Graham. The company was call A. Wilson and Co. They packed pork.
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