Legacy Businesses

As Adams County prepares to commemorate its 200th anniversary in 2025, the Adams County Bicentennial Commission is proud to recognize businesses that have stood the test of time.

Businesses operating in Adams County for over 150 years will be honored with commemorative signs, while the 100-149 year group will receive special certificates recognizing their enduring legacy and contribution to the community’s history!

175 Years

• 1835 The Quincy Herald Whig
• 1846 Comstock-Castle Stove Co.
• 1848 Knapheide
• 1848 Duker & Haugh Funeral Home

150 Years

• 1858 Freiburg Insurance Agency
• 1859 Gardner Denver
• 1865 Michelmann Steel
• 1873 The Camp Point Journal
• 1873 Kohl Wholesale
• 1875 Blessing Hospital
• 1853 Chaddock

125 Years

• 1877 The Mendon Dispatch-Times
• 1879 Golden-Clayton New Era
• 1883 The J.M. Huber Corporation
• 1884 Quincy Healthcare and Senior Living
• 1886 Cheerful Home Child Care & Learning Center
• 1889 Sunset Senior Living
• 1889 Quincy Branch of First Mid Bank & Trust
• 1890 State Street Bank
• 1890 Titan International
• 1897 The Liberty Bee-Times
• 1899 Hollister-Whitney Elevator Co.

100 Years

• 1903 Liberty Bank
• 1905 Klingner & Associates P.C.
• 1906 Mercantile Bank, A United Community Bank
• 1910 Town and Country Bank Midwest
• 1910 Golden State Bank, A United Community Bank
• 1914 Schmiedeskamp Robertson Nue and Mitchell LLP
• 1917 Niemann Foods
• 1920 Ursa Farmers Coop
• 1920 Boyer’s Boot N Shoe
• 1921 Prairie Farms
• 1921 Farmers State Bank of Camp Point, A United Community Bank