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Adams
Adams may refer to: * For persons, see Adams (surname) Places United States *Adams, California *Adams, California, former name of Corte Madera, California * Adams, Decatur County, Indiana *Adams, Kentucky *Adams, Massachusetts, a New England town **Adams (CDP), Massachusetts, the central village in the town *Adams, Minnesota *Adams, North Dakota *Adams, Nebraska *Adams, New Jersey * Adams (town), New York **Adams (village), New York, within the town * Adams, Oklahoma *Adams, Oregon *Adams, Pennsylvania, a former community in Armstrong County *Adams, Tennessee *Adams, Wisconsin, city in Adams County *Adams, Adams County, Wisconsin, town *Adams, Green County, Wisconsin, town *Adams, Jackson County, Wisconsin, 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 Transportation Vehicles *Adams (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.1940 Census of Population (section for Wisconsin and Wyoming) pdf. p. 10 Geography According to the , the town has a total area of 37.0 square miles (95.9 km2), of which 36.0 square miles (93.3 km2) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.7 km2) of it (2.81%) is water.Demographics As of the |
Adams, Minnesota
Adams is a city in Adams Township, Minnesota, Adams Township, Mower County, Minnesota, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 683 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 787 in 2010 United States census, 2010. History The village of Adams was platted on January 30, 1868, by SS Selah Chamberlain#Selah Chamberlain, Selah Chamberlain. A two-room Public school (government funded), public school was built in 1869 and was later expanded to four rooms. The village was officially Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated on March 2, 1887. A water supply, water works system was installed in the summer of 1897. A volunteer fire department was established as Adams Hose Co. No. 1 in 1898. A sewage system was installed in 1902. A Catholic school was built in 1903 and roughly half of the public school students started attending there, greatly relieving overcrowding. The sewage system was updated in 1958. The town is in the Southland school district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams, Oregon
Adams is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, located about northeast of Pendleton, Oregon, Pendleton on Oregon Route 11. The population was 350 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston, Oregon, Hermiston Pendleton-Hermiston micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Adams was named for a local homesteader, John F. Adams. Adams post office was established in 1883. The city was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 10, 1893. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Adams has a Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate, warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 350 people, 133 households, and 92 families living in the city. The pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams, New Jersey
Adams is an unincorporated community located within North Brunswick Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The community is located along Cozzens Lane ( County Route 608) between Route 27 and U.S. Route 1. Except for commercial businesses lining Routes 1 and 27, the community is made up of mostly residential homes and apartment complexes. The community once had a station known as Adams Station, along the Pennsylvania Railroad (currently the Northeast Corridor Line The Northeast Corridor Line is a commuter rail service operated by NJ Transit between the Trenton Transit Center and New York Penn Station on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in the United States. The service is the successor to Pennsylvania Railroad ...), located on Adams Lane, just east of Route 1. References North Brunswick, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Middlesex County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{MiddlesexCountyNJ-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams, North Dakota
Adams is a city in Walsh County, North Dakota, Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 127 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Adams was founded in 1905. Adams is Twinned cities, twinned with Bulwick, Bulwick, Northamptonshire. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 127 people, 72 households, and 36 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 98 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White (U.S. Census), White, 3.9% from Race (U.S. Census), other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 8.7% of the population. There were 72 households, of which 15.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were Marriage, married couples living together, 6.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams, Nebraska
Adams is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 604 at the 2020 census. History The area that would become the village of Adams was initially colonized by the namesake of the settlement, an Indiana pioneer named Tyler Adams (1808-1887). Adams arrived in 1857; however, the village of Adams did not exist until John O. Adams negotiated deals with a railroad company that intended to set tracks through his land in 1873. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. The village lies approximately twenty-five miles south of the state capital city of Lincoln. Climate Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 573 people, 197 households, and 141 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 217 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.7% White, 0.2% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, located at 57 South Main Street in Dubuque, were manufacturers of "fine light castings"encyclopediadubuque.com: ''Roberts & Langworthy Iron Works'' like grave crosses and park benches. Eugene Adams invested in the company in June 1883 when Roberts decided to retire, and Adams took the position of a secretary and manager. A change of the company name to Langworthy and Adams Iron Works followed in 1885. When Langworthy retired in 1892, Eugene's brother Herbert bought his share and the company was re-organized as The Adams Company, a foundry and machine shop. The plant burnt down the same year in a disastrous fire, and the company opened new facilities at East Fourth Street. Now, machine castings and household devices like a patented ''f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams, Ilocos Norte
Adams, officially the Municipality of Adams (; ), is a single-barangay municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,189 people. Geography Adams is located in the northern part of the province. It is bordered by Pagudpud in the north; by Santa Praxedes, Cagayan in the northeast; by Calanasan, Apayao in the east; by Dumalneg in the west; and, by Vintar in the south. Adams is situated from the provincial capital Laoag, and from the country's capital city of Manila. The road leading to the municipality mainly from Barangay Pancian in Pagudpud used to be accessible only to motorcycles. Improvements thereto and new concrete bridges built by the provincial government of Ilocos Norte finally made the town accessible to all vehicles as of 2020. Moreover, there are plans to convert the provincial road into a national highway under the Department of Public Work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams (1903 Automobile)
Adams was an automobile introduced manufactured by the Adams Manufacturing Co. Ltd. from 1903 to 1906. It was developed by H. Adams, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, who offered a conversion set that converted horse-drawn carriages into motorized automobiles. The engine was mounted on a swivelling fore-carriage, and steering was achieved through wheel and vertical column. In 1905, Adams produced a small two-cylinder car sold under the name ' One of the Best'. References * Georgano, G.N., "Adams", in G.N. Georgano, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885–1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp. 27. Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Royal Tunbridge Wells {{motorvehicle-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams (1905 Automobile)
Adams was an English automobile manufactured in Bedford, England, between 1905 and 1912 under the brand names Adams-Hewitt and later just Adams. Arthur Adams Arthur Henry Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1868. He became a qualified mechanical engineer with a degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. First working for the Western Electric Company and then moving to Paris to work on the installation of the city's telephone system. In 1899 Adams moved to London and joined the Sturtevant Engineering Company who manufactured fans and air handling equipment.Adams-Hewitt and Adams automobiles retrieved 19 July 2024 Edward Hewitt Edward Ringwood Hewitt was born in New Jersey in 1866. His grandfather was[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams, Green County, Wisconsin
The Town of Adams is located 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 New England, Ireland, Switzerland and Norway. The town has been the home of a Lutheran and a Catholic parish. Saint Francis Catholic Church was formed and built by Catholic immigrants from Ireland, but later merged with Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Argyle, Wisconsin, and the church was eventually torn down; only the cemetery remains. Adams Lutheran Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), was formed by Norwegian immigrants from the Valdres and Hadeland areas of Norway and was originally served by clergy of the Church of Norway. It later became a member of the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Under the increasing influence of the Haugean pietist movement among Norweg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams Island, New Zealand
Adams Island is the second largest island of New Zealand's Auckland Islands archipelago. Geography The southern end of Auckland Island broadens to a width of where a narrow channel, known as Carnley Harbour or the Adams Straits, separates it from the roughly triangular Adams Island (area approximately ), which is even more mountainous, reaching a height of at Mount Dick. The channel is the remnant of the crater of an extinct volcano, with Adams Island, and the southern part of Auckland Island forming the crater rim. Two large indentations, Bolton's Bay and Fly Harbour, are the most prominent features of the island's south coast, both in the south east. Important Bird Area The island is part of the Auckland Island group Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because of the significance of the group as a breeding site for several species of seabirds as well as the endemic Auckland shag, Auckland teal, Auckland rail and Auckland snipe.BirdLife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
