Welcome to the Adams County, Wisconsin WiGenWeb site. This site is part of the WiGenWeb project, which is part of the larger USGenWeb project. Please contact me, if you would like to contribute in any way to this project. Any help will be appreciated. Adams County is located in the central plains region of Wisconsin.
By 1825 the entire Erie Canal was completed and it was declared officially open in October 1826. DeWitt Clinton traveled with three boats which started from Buffalo, New York and completed their 363 mile journey nine days later in New York City.
DeWitt Clinton, who was mayor of New York City and later Governor of New York State (1817-22 and 1825-28) had the vision and conviction to build the first 363-mile long Erie Canal. It is interesting to note that the first canal across the state bypassed Lake Ontario and only connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie.