Place:Madison, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States

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NameMadison
TypeTown
Coordinates43.883°N 71.133°W
Located inCarroll, New Hampshire, United States
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Madison is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,565 at the 2020 census.[1] Madison includes the village of Silver Lake and the village district of Eidelweiss.

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The area was one of the first to have land grants set aside for soldiers who had served in the French and Indian War. The land covered by these grants, parts of Eaton and Albany, was incorporated in 1852 as "Madison", in honor of President James Madison, who was born 100 years earlier.

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