Adamsville, Wisconsin

Adamsville, Wisconsin
Ghost town
Adamsville is located in Wisconsin
Adamsville
Adamsville
Adamsville is located in the United States
Adamsville
Adamsville
Coordinates: 42°54′26″N 89°54′45″W / 42.90722°N 89.91250°W / 42.90722; -89.91250
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyIowa
TownRidgeway
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. ^ a b "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 icon


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