Adamsville, Wisconsin

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Adamsville, Wisconsin
Ghost town
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Adamsville
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Adamsville
Coordinates: 42°54′26″N89°54′45″W / 42.90722°N 89.91250°W / 42.90722; -89.91250
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Iowa
Town Ridgeway
Elevation
889 ft (271 m)
GNIS feature ID2760537 [1]

Adamsville is a ghost town in the town of Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] Adamsville was founded by the politician John Adams and was the birthplace of his son Alva Adams, who served as the governor of Colorado. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Adamsville, Wisconsin (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Alva Adams, Former Dane County Man, Dies in West [sic]". Wisconsin State Journal. November 7, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved May 12, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg


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