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Places


United States

* Adams, California *Adams, California, former name of
Corte Madera, California Corte Madera (; Spanish for "Chop Wood") is an incorporated town in Marin County, California. Corte Madera is located south of San Rafael, at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m). The population was 10,222 at the 2020 census. The town was named after ...
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Adams, Decatur County, Indiana Adams is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and larg ...
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Adams, Kentucky Adams is an unincorporated community located in Lawrence County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It ...
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Adams, Massachusetts Adams is a town in northern Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,166 at the 2020 census. History Nathan Jones purchased the township of ...
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Adams (CDP), Massachusetts Adams is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Adams in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,515 at the 2010 census, out of 8,485 in the entire town of Adams. Geography Adams CDP is located in the ...
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Adams, North Dakota Adams is a city in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 127 at the 2020 census. Adams was founded in 1905. Adams is twinned with Bulwick, Northamptonshire. Stamps The 1962 United StateHomesteadingstamp and 1975 Norw ...
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Adams, New Jersey Adams is an unincorporated community located within North Brunswick Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The community is located along Cozzens Lane ( County Route 608) between Route 27 and U.S. Route 1. Except for commercial ...
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Adams (town), New York Adams is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. Named after President John Adams, the town had a population of 5,143 at the 2010 census. The town contains a village also named Adams. The village and town are south of Watertown. H ...
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Adams (village), New York Adams is a village in the town of Adams in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,775 at the 2010 census. The village is named after President John Adams. History The village was first settled around 1800 and was calle ...
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Adams, Oklahoma Adams is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in eastern Texas County, Oklahoma, Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. It is approximately east-northeast of the county seat, Guymon, Oklahoma, Guymon.
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Adams, Oregon Adams is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, located about northeast of Pendleton on Oregon Route 11. The population was 350 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pendleton– Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Ad ...
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Adams, Pennsylvania Adams is a historic community located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It is near the Allegheny River. Sources * Platt, William G. (1879). Report of Progress in Armstrong County. * Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 2nd series, H5 ...
, a former community in Armstrong County * Adams, Tennessee * Adams, Wisconsin, city in Adams County *
Adams, Adams County, Wisconsin Adams is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,345 at the 2010 census. The city of Adams is located within the town. The ghost town of Adams Center was also located in the town. Geography According to th ...
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Adams, Green County, Wisconsin Adams is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 464 at the 2000 Census. Willet, now a ghost town, was located in Adams. History The earliest settlers were Cornish lead miners; they were followed by settlers from ...
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Adams, Jackson County, Wisconsin Adams is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,208 at the 2000 census. Adams was organized in 1938, from a part of Albion town.
, town * Adams, Walworth County, Wisconsin, unincorporated community * Adams Center, Wisconsin, a ghost town


Elsewhere

* Adams (lunar crater) * Adams (Martian crater) * Adams Island, New Zealand, one of the Auckland Islands *
Adams, Ilocos Norte Adams, officially the Municipality of Adams ( ilo, Ili ti Adams; tl, Bayan ng Adams), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,189 people. Geography Ada ...


Transportation

;Vehicles * Adams (1903 automobile), an early 20th-century British automobile * Adams (automobile), an early 20th-century (1905-14) British automobile *
Adams-Farwell The Adams Company is an American manufacturing concern. It was founded in 1883 and is based in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Between 1905 and 1912 it produced the Adams-Farwell, a brass era automobile. History The Roberts & Langworthy Iron Works ...
, an American automobile of the late 19th and early 20th-century (1889-1912) * Adams (constructor), a former racing car constructor ;Vessels *
Adams (brig) ''Detroit'' was a 6-gun brig launched in 1798 as ''Adams'' in the United States. During the War of 1812 the British captured her, renamed her, and took her into the Provincial Marine. She served on Lake Erie during the War of 1812, giving th ...
, early 19th-century ship * USS ''Adams'', several ships


Other uses

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MSC Adams MSC ADAMS (Automated Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems) is a multibody dynamics simulation software system. It is currently owned by MSC Software Corporation. The simulation software solver runs mainly on Fortran and more recently C++ as we ...
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Adams (retailer) Adams Kids was a children's clothing retailer, based in Paddington, London in the United Kingdom. History Early history Amy Adams started a children's clothing business from her own home in Birmingham in 1933. She then opened another three store ...
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Adam's ale ''Adam's ale'' (also referred to as ''Adam's wine'', especially in Scotland; sometimes simply called ''Adam'') is a colloquial allusion meaning water. It alludes to the idea that the biblical Adam had only water to drink. This inference gaine ...
, meaning water * Adams Golf, a Texas-based golf club manufacturer * Adams' Grammar School, Newport, Shropshire, England *
Adams House (disambiguation) Adams House may refer to: ;In England * Adams House (London), a listed building * The Adams House, York, a listed building ;In the United States *Captain Adams House, Daphne, Alabama, National Register of Historic Places listings in Baldwin County ...
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Adams Park Adams Park is an association football stadium in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. Built in 1990, it is the home ground of the local Wycombe Wanderers in League One. It was also leased from 2002 to 2014 to the rugby union club London Was ...
, a football stadium in Buckinghamshire, England *Adams, a brand of jockstrap *
Adams Musical Instruments Adams Musical Instruments is a manufacturer of musical instruments based in the Netherlands. The company produces percussion and brass instruments. Percussion instruments by Adams include timpani, marimbas, xylophones, vibraphones, glockenspiels, ...
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Anomaly Detection at Multiple Scales Anomaly Detection at Multiple Scales, or ADAMS, was a $35 million DARPA project designed to identify patterns and anomalies in very large data sets. It is under DARPA's DARPA#Current program offices, Information Innovation office and began in 2011 ...
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Beaumont–Adams revolver The Beaumont–Adams revolver is a black powder, double-action, percussion revolver. Originally adopted by the British Army in .442 calibre (54-bore, 11.2 mm) in 1856, it was replaced in British service in 1880 by the .476 calibre (11.6 mm) En ...
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Cadbury Adams Cadbury, formerly Cadbury's and Cadbury Schweppes, is a British multinational confectionery company fully owned by Mondelez International (originally Kraft Foods) since 2010. It is the second largest confectionery brand in the world after Mar ...
, confectionery company acquired by Cadbury from Pfizer in 2003 * ADAMS, short for Anti-Doping Administration and Management System, a database operated by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) *
All Dulles Area Muslim Society All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) is one of the largest mosques in the United States, located in Sterling, VA and serving 5000 Muslim families. ADAMS offers a wide variety of services. Some are of religious nature such as Islamic and Arabic cl ...
, a mosque with many locations in Northern Virginia, United States


See also

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Adam (disambiguation) Adam is a figure in the Abrahamic religions. Adam may also refer to: *Adam (given name) * Adam (surname) *Adam (murder victim), the nickname given to an unidentified boy presumed to be from southwestern Nigeria who was found murdered and dismembe ...
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Adams County (disambiguation) Adams County is the name of twelve counties in the United States: *Adams County, Colorado *Adams County, Idaho *Adams County, Illinois *Adams County, Indiana *Adams County, Iowa *Adams County, Mississippi *Adams County, Nebraska *Adams County ...
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Adams River (disambiguation) Adams River may refer to: * Adams River (British Columbia), Canada, a river in south-central British Columbia *Adams River (New Zealand) *Adams River (Tasmania) Adams River may refer to: *Adams River (British Columbia), Canada, a river in south- ...
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Adams Township (disambiguation) Adams Township may refer to: Illinois * Adams Township, La Salle County, Illinois Indiana * Adams Township, Allen County, Indiana * Adams Township, Carroll County, Indiana * Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana * Adams Township, Decatur County, ...
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Mount Adams (disambiguation) Mount Adams most often refers to: * Mount Adams (Washington) (3,743 m), a volcano in the Cascades and second highest mountain in the Washington state Other mountains * Mount Adams (New Hampshire) (1,760 m) in the White Mountains near Mount Washingt ...
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Justice Adams (disambiguation) Justice Adams may refer to: *Annette Abbott Adams (1877–1956), American judge who served by special assignment on one case in the California Supreme Court *Alto L. Adams (1899–1988), justice for the Florida Supreme Court * Austin Adams (lawyer) ...
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Adamsburg, Pennsylvania Adamsburg is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 144 at the time of the 2020 federal census. The borough was named for John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States. Geography Adamsburg ...
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Adamsdale (disambiguation) Adamsdale may refer to: Places * Adamsdale, Massachusetts * Adamsdale, Ontario * Adamsdale, Pennsylvania People * Will Adamsdale Will Adamsdale (born 1974) is an English actor, comedian and writer. Adamsdale was educated at Eton College a ...
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Adamstown (disambiguation) Adamstown may refer to: Locations Australia * Adamstown, New South Wales, a suburb in New South Wales Ireland * Adamstown, Castletownkindalen, a townland in Castletownkindalen civil parish, barony of Moycashel, County Westmeath * Adamstown, Conr ...
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Adamsville (disambiguation) Adamsville may refer to: Canada *Adamsville, New Brunswick * Adamsville, Ontario, a community * Adamsville, Quebec United States *Adamsville, Alabama *Adamsville, Arizona, a former settlement * Adamsville, California, a former settlement * Adamsvi ...
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Addams Addams is a patronymic surname of English people, English origin from the given name Adam (name), Adam. There are other spellings. Notable people with the surname include: *Calpernia Addams (born 1971), American transgender author, actress, and act ...
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