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.
In the early 1800s, most Americans moved themselves and their goods by water, rather than on the nationâs rough, limited roads. To extend the waterâs reach into the nationâs interior, they began decades of canal building. The Erie Canal was the nationâs most successful example. Built between 1817 and 1825 to link Lake Erie to the Hudson River and New York City, the canal brought together goods and people from across New York State and from the far reaches of the Great Lakes.