Alvin Adams
Businessperson, Deceased Person
1804 – 1877
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Who was Alvin Adams?
Alvin Adams was the founder of Adams and Company, a forerunner to Adams Express, one of the first companies to act as a carrier for express shipments by rail in the United States. Adams and Company provided shippers with a complete shipping solution, picking up goods at the shipper's location, carrying them to the railroad terminal, and then delivering them from the distant railroad terminal to the recipient's door.
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- Born
- Jun 16, 1804
Andover - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Boston
- Vermont
- Died
- Sep 2, 1877
Watertown
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on July 23, 2013
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