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Early
as 1855-57, a settlement was made where the town site of Adams is now located,
by:
J. O. Adams
George
Gale
John
Lyons
James,
Steven and E. Shaw
Oasis,
William and James Silvernail, and others.
No
efforts were made to establish a town site until May, 1873, when a tract of
about eighty acres was laid off by J. O. Adams and the A. & N. R. R. Co.,
the town being named in honor of its principal founder.
A
post office was established hero during the same year, with William Curtis as
Postmaster, Mrs. H. Noxon being the present incumbent.
Previous
to the establishing of the post office, the settlers obtained their mail at
Laona, which office has since boon discontinued.
The
first religious services that were held in this vicinity date back eighteen or
twenty years, when a Rev. Mr. Gibbs, from Missouri, organized a church of the
Baptist persuasion. This organization still holds regular services, and is in a
prosperous condition.
A
few years later, a Methodist organization was perfected, which has held
regular meetings up to the present time.
After
the Adams School house was built, services were held there. The Methodist
society are now making praiseworthy efforts toward the erection of an edifice.
About
1874, a lodge of Good Templars was instituted.
Adams
is located in the northeast corner of the county, thirty miles south of
Lincoln, and about twenty-five miles northeast of Beatrice.
The
A. & N. Branch of the Burlington & Missouri Railroad passes through
the place, and the town, situated as it is in the center of a district said to
be the richest and most prolific in the production of corn on the line of that
road, makes it a good shipping point.
In
the spring of 1881, a long felt want was supplied in the establishment of a
steam elevator.
The
present population of the place is about fifty.
History of Nebraska 1882
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