Madison (formerly Norridgewock) is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States.

[3] The area was once territory of the Norridgewock Indians, a band of the Abenaki nation.

French Jesuits established an early mission at the village, which was located at Old Point.

But Father Sebastien Rale (or Rasle), appointed missionary in 1694, was suspected of abetting the tribe's raids on English settlements.

British troops attacked the village in 1705 and again in 1722, but both times Father Rale escaped into the woods.

But on August 23, 1724, during Father Rale's War, soldiers attacked the village unexpectedly, killing 26 warriors and wounding 14, with 150 survivors fleeing to Canada.

In 1775, Benedict Arnold and his troops would march through Norridgewock Plantation, as it was known, on their way to the ill-fated Battle of Quebec.

It was then officially incorporated on March 7, 1804, the town was named after United States president James Madison.

Because of the region's abundant forests, lumbering developed as an industry, with four sawmills operated by water power on the Kennebec.

Here the Norridgewock Falls drop 90 feet (27 m) over a mile, which attracted other manufacturers as well.

[8] In 1901, Lakewood Summer Theatre opened in East Madison on the western side of Lake Wesserunsett.

Actors who have performed at Lakewood include John Travolta, Carol Channing, and Phyllis Diller[9] Completed in 2007 is the largest structure by volume in Maine, the Backyard Farms greenhouse that covers 24 acres (9.7 ha).