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.
On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal, a man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, officially opened to traffic.This day marked the culmination of one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken by the United States.n August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal, a man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, officially opened to traffic.