that he formed, the Adams Express Company, still exists and is one of the oldest companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ADX), headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Notes References External links "Adams, Alvin" . The Biographical Dictionary of America. 1906. Minot Pratt & Alvin Adams Family Photo Album |- 1804 births 1877 deaths People from Windsor County, Vermont American people in rail transportation Businesspeople from Boston 19th-century American railroad executives