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United States historic place
Norridgewock (Abenaki: Nanrantsouak) was the name of both an Indigenous village and a band of the Abenaki ("People of the Dawn") Native Americans/First
Norridgewock
Conflict between the New England Colonies and the Wabanaki Confederacy (1722–25)
four largest Native villages in the region: one on the Kennebec River (Norridgewock), one farther north on the Penobscot River (Penobscot Indian Island Reservation)
Dummer's_War
Town in Maine, United States
Norridgewock is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,278 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of
Norridgewock,_Maine
Massacre of Wabanaki people at Norridgewock, Maine, during Father Rale's War in 1724
The Battle of Norridgewock, also known as the Norridgewock Massacre, was a raid on the Abenaki settlement of Norridgewock by a group of colonial militiamen
Battle_of_Norridgewock
Town in Maine, United States
territory of the Kinipekw (later known as Kennebec) Norridgewock tribe of Abenaki. The Norridgewock village was located on the land now known as Madison
Skowhegan,_Maine
United States historic place
The former Norridgewock Female Academy, now home to the Norridgewock Historical Society, is a historic school property on Mercer Road (United States Route
Norridgewock_Female_Academy
Region in the Northeastern United States
(1849). The History of Norridgewock. Norridgewock ME: Edward J. Peet. p. 10. ISBN 9780665608186. Retrieved March 28, 2011. Norridgewock history. {{cite book}}:
New_England
U.S. state
severe defeats, particularly during Dummer's War, with the capture of Norridgewock in 1724 and the defeat of the Pequawket in 1725, which significantly
Maine
Colony in north-eastern North America
four largest native villages in the region: one on the Kennebec River (Norridgewock); one further north on the Penobscot River (Penobscot); one on the Saint
Acadia
Census-designated place in Maine, United States
Norridgewock is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Norridgewock in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,351 at the
Norridgewock_(CDP),_Maine
there was a bounty put on Father Sebastian Rale. Finding the village of Norridgewock deserted in the winter of 1705 because its occupants, including Rale
Winthrop_Hilton
French Jesuit missionary (1657–1724)
at Kaskaskia. In 1694, Rale was sent to direct the Abenaki mission at Norridgewock, Maine on the Kennebec River. He made his headquarters there and erected
Sébastien_Rale
United States historic place
The Norridgewock Free Public Library is the principal public library of Norridgewock, Maine. It has two facilities: the main branch at 40 Mercer Road,
Norridgewock Free Public Library
Norridgewock_Free_Public_Library
U.S. Numbered Highway in Maine, United States
former alignment designated US 201A runs through the towns of Madison and Norridgewock. US 201 follows old river trading routes of the Abenaki people. Parts
U.S._Route_201
United States historic place
School, in Norridgewock, Maine, also known as Somerset Grange #18, is a historic community building at Main Street and Mercer Road in Norridgewock, Maine
Eaton School (Norridgewock, Maine)
Eaton_School_(Norridgewock,_Maine)
Action of King William's War
Hertel de la Fresnière, his son Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville and Norridgewock Abnaki chief Wahowa. The village was plundered and burnt. Thirty-four
Raid_on_Salmon_Falls
East-west state highway in Maine, US
(95 km) state highway traveling from U.S. Route 2 (US 2) and US 201A in Norridgewock at its western terminus to US 1A in Winterport at its eastern terminus
Maine_State_Route_139
State highway in central Maine, US
Road/Ohio Hill Road) – Oakland, Canaan 25.07 40.35 SR 139 west (Norridgewock Road) – Norridgewock Northern end of SR 139 concurrency Skowhegan 34.94 56.23 US 2
Maine_State_Route_104
Airport
Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (IATA: OWK, ICAO: KOWK, FAA LID: OWK) is a public use airport in Somerset County, Maine, United States. It is owned
Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock
Central_Maine_Airport_of_Norridgewock
Part of Queen Anne's War in New England
and the Wabanaki Confederacy of Acadia (200 Mi'kmaq and others from Norridgewock). They attacked English settlements on the coast of present-day Maine
Northeast Coast campaign (1703)
Northeast_Coast_campaign_(1703)
Town in Maine, United States
Madison (formerly Norridgewock) is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,726 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated
Madison,_Maine
United States historic place
control of the Norridgewock tribe around the time of European contact, and is several miles downriver from the historic Norridgewock village. The markings
Hodgdon_Site
American writer (1833-1906)
spent most of her life in her native town of Norridgewock, Maine. Rebecca Sophia Clarke was born in Norridgewock, Maine, to Asa and Sophia Clarke on February
Rebecca_Sophia_Clarke
North-south state highway in Maine, US
11 and 27 to Belgrade. The road continues northeast from Belgrade to Norridgewock, where it intersects US 2. The route joins with US 201A and follows the
Maine_State_Route_8
City in Quebec, Canada
reserve, is an enclave within the town of Bécancour. They arrived from Norridgewock, Maine (formerly Acadia) in the aftermath of Father Rale's War. There
Bécancour,_Quebec
Sharon New Vineyard Newburgh Newcastle Newfield Newport Newry Nobleboro Norridgewock North Hill (Brighton Plantation) North Yarmouth Northport Norway Orland
List of municipalities in Massachusetts
List_of_municipalities_in_Massachusetts
River in Maine, United States
St. Croix, and Penobscot rivers. In the 1600s the Abenaki village of Norridgewock was located along the Kennebec. The English founded the Popham Colony
Kennebec_River
American politician
Maine House of Representatives from 1883 to 1886. He was originally from Norridgewock and married Sarah E. Wing there on September 19, 1851. His wife died
Daniel_W._Ames
School district in Somerset County, Maine, United States
covering the towns of Skowhegan, Canaan, Mercer, Smithfield, Cornville, and Norridgewock. MSAD 54 oversees 5 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high
Maine School Administrative District 54
Maine_School_Administrative_District_54
American editor and translator (1852–1935)
homestead, a strict Puritan home, in Norridgewock, Maine, where Dole grew up. Sophie May wrote her Prudy Books in Norridgewock, and they may be an indication
Nathan_Haskell_Dole
Town in the United States
falls. But during Dummer's War on July 13, 1722, Abenaki warriors from Norridgewock burned the village. Consequently, Governor Samuel Shute declared war
Brunswick,_Maine
Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands
Caniba, later known as Norridgewock), lived in the Kennebec River Valley in central Maine. Principal village: Norridgewock (Naridgewalk, Neridgewok
Abenaki
1723 conflict in Dummer's War
previous year, in which New England attacked the Wabanaki Confederacy at Norridgewock and Penobscot, the Wabanaki Confederacy retaliated by attacking the coast
Northeast Coast campaign (1723)
Northeast_Coast_campaign_(1723)
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
conjunction with Father Rale and Abenaki forces from Norridgewock, Maine. In the summer of 1723, the Norridgewock and 250 Indian allies from St. Francis conducted
Saint-François-du-Lac
1725 British colonial victory in Dummer's War
in local histories, as arguably the August 1724 New England raid on Norridgewock was probably more significant for the direction of the conflict and in
Battle_of_Pequawket
American judge (1793–1869)
John Searle Tenney (January 21, 1793 – August 23, 1869), of Norridgewock, Maine, was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from October 23, 1841
John_S._Tenney
Capital city of Maine, United States
hostility toward British settlements was located further up the Kennebec at Norridgewock. In 1722, the tribe and its allies attacked Fort Richmond (now Richmond)
Augusta,_Maine
California real estate family
Lucy Taylor [12 children] (134363) Amasa Bixby (1794-1872) born in Norridgewock, Maine; m. Fanny Weston (1794?-1869); [13 children] Llewellyn Bixby (1825-96)
Bixby_family
during Father Le Loutre's War from 11 September to December 1750. The Norridgewock as well as the Abenaki from St. Francois and Trois-Rivières, Quebec raided
Northeast Coast campaign (1750)
Northeast_Coast_campaign_(1750)
County in Maine, United States
Portland Norridgewock Palmyra Pittsfield Ripley St. Albans Skowhegan Smithfield Solon Starks Anson Bingham Fairfield Hartland Madison Norridgewock North
Somerset_County,_Maine
High school in Skowhegan, Maine, United States
includes the towns of Skowhegan, Canaan, Mercer, Smithfield, Cornville, and Norridgewock. Abner Coburn, 30th Governor of Maine (1863–64) Susan Clark (sailor)
Skowhegan_Area_High_School
North American theater of the Nine Years' War
largest Indigenous villages in the region: one on the Kennebec River (Norridgewock); one farther north on the Penobscot River (Penobscot) and one on the
King_William's_War
Area colonized by France in North America
largest indigenous villages in the region: one on the Kennebec River (Norridgewock); one further north on the Penobscot River (Penobscot) and one on the
New_France
Native American and First Nations Wabanaki Nation
Council, with the Penobscots being the closest. Before the massacre of the Norridgewock and the slow abandonment of their settlements and integration into their
Wabanaki_Confederacy
American military officer
responsible for the death of Father Sébastien Rale in the Battle of Norridgewock. Jacques was the son-in-law of the leader of the expedition Johnson Harmon
Richard Jacques (military officer)
Richard_Jacques_(military_officer)
North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession (1702–1713)
the Kennebec River in southern Maine. There were Catholic missions at Norridgewock and Penobscot and a French settlement in Penobscot Bay near Castine,
Queen_Anne's_War
1775 U.S. incursion into British Quebec
settlements on the Chaudière River. The source of these rumors was Natanis, a Norridgewock Indian believed to be spying for Quebec's governor, General Guy Carleton;
Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec
Benedict_Arnold's_expedition_to_Quebec
American painter
United States. Charles H. Sawyer was born on March 24, 1868, probably in Norridgewock, Maine, the third son of Henry K. Sawyer, who ran a hotel and livery
Charles Henry Sawyer (photographer)
Charles_Henry_Sawyer_(photographer)
State highway in Maine, US
Farmington, Mount Vernon 3.89 6.26 US 2 east / SR 27 south (Mercer Road) – Norridgewock Southern end of concurrency with US 2 / SR 27 4.10 6.60 US 2 west / SR 27
Maine_State_Route_134
British army officer (1675-1751)
Father Rale's War that killed Father Sébastien Rale in the Battle of Norridgewock. Harmon was heralded as a hero upon his return to Boston. New England
Johnson_Harmon
Trey Stewart Rep Presque Isle Aroostook 2020 2028 3 Brad Farrin Rep Norridgewock Somerset 2018 2026 4 Stacey Guerin Rep Glenburn Penobscot 2018 2026 5
List_of_U.S._state_senators
American politician (1828–1884)
in 1878 and served from 1877 to 1883. Stephen D. Lindsey was born in Norridgewock, Maine, on March 3, 1828, the son of schoolteacher Melzar Lindsey and
Stephen_Lindsey
MLT KMLT Millinocket Municipal Airport GA 11 Norridgewock OWK OWK KOWK Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock GA 0 Old Town OLD OLD KOLD Old Town Municipal
List_of_airports_in_Maine
schooner Fancy 10 June British capture pirates. 1724 Dummer's War Battle of Norridgewock / 23 Aug New England colonists massacre Abenaki. Battle of Shakar Kheda
List_of_battles_1601–1800
Massachusetts, United States OWK KOWK Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock Norridgewock, Maine, United States -OX- OXB GGOV Osvaldo Vieira International
List of airports by IATA airport code: O
List_of_airports_by_IATA_airport_code:_O
Ancient Wolastoqey settlement
significant native villages in the region were the Abenaki village of Norridgewock (present-day Madison, Maine) on the Kennebec River and Penobscot (present-day
Meductic Indian Village / Fort Meductic
Meductic_Indian_Village_/_Fort_Meductic
American poet
Unitarian minister, psychical researcher and author. Savage was born in Norridgewock, Maine in 1841. He graduated from the Bangor Theological Seminary in
Minot_Judson_Savage
River in the United States
Farmington Falls through New Sharon to discharge into the Kennebec River in Norridgewock a short distance south of the Madison town line. Maine State Route 4
Sandy River (Kennebec River tributary)
Sandy_River_(Kennebec_River_tributary)
Politician in colonial Massachusetts
trade with the Abenaki, and authorizing a militia expedition against Norridgewock, one of the main Abenaki towns. Relations deteriorated into open warfare
William_Dummer
Early settler of Falmouth, Maine
Clark was killed in May 1690 after the group he was in was ambushed by Norridgewock Indians near Fort Loyal, at the foot of India Street. Battle of Fort
Thaddeus_Clark
State highway in Maine, US
Somerset Fairfield 17.0 27.4 SR 104 / SR 139 (Norridgewock Road/Pung Hill Road) – Skowhegan, Norridgewock, Waterville 21.0 33.8 US 201 south (Skowhegan
Maine_State_Route_23
Patriarch of the Dole family (1779–1845)
company. p. 4. J. W. Hanson. History of the old towns, Norridgewock and Canaan: comprising Norridgewock, Canaan, Starks, Skowhegan and Bloomfield from their
Wigglesworth_Dole
American businessman
superintendent. In 1940, Alfond and his father bought a shoe factory in Norridgewock, Maine, and founded Norrwock Shoe Company. They sold the company to Shoe
Harold_Alfond
Town in Maine, United States
and other provocations, soldiers destroyed the Abenaki stronghold of Norridgewock in 1724. During the French and Indian War, to avenge the fall of Louisbourg
Thomaston,_Maine
American theologian and university president
Caldwell Fernald Personal details Born (1816-01-28)January 28, 1816 Norridgewock, Maine Died February 9, 1899(1899-02-09) (aged 83) Portland, Maine Alma mater
Charles_Frederick_Allen
Historic house in Maine, United States
is a historic house on United States Route 2/Maine State Route 8 in Norridgewock, Maine. The house, designed by local architect Charles F. Douglas for
C._F._Douglas_House
They also killed a person at Saco. At the same time, Penobscot and Norridgewock attacked Fort Frederick at Pemaquid. They took captive a woman, which
Northeast Coast campaign (1745)
Northeast_Coast_campaign_(1745)
re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 5th district. David Kidder (Norridgewock) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 18th 19th Elected
Maine's 7th congressional district
Maine's_7th_congressional_district
369 58.3 151 1777 Fort Fairfield Town Aroostook 3,322 76.7 199 1858 Norridgewock Town Somerset 3,278 50.0 129 1788 Holden Town Penobscot 3,277 31.3 81
List of municipalities in Maine
List_of_municipalities_in_Maine
Militias of Mi'kmaq
at Jeddore. On 10 September 1722, in conjunction with Father Rale at Norridgewock, 400 or 500 St. Francis (Odanak, Quebec) and Miꞌkmaq fell upon Georgetown
Military history of the Mi'kmaq
Military_history_of_the_Mi'kmaq
Battle of Norridgewock (1724): Death of Father Sébastien Rale of the Society of Jesus
List of 18th-century wars involving the Thirteen Colonies
List_of_18th-century_wars_involving_the_Thirteen_Colonies
American-Israeli livetronica group
kitchens. They have performed at the Great North Music and Arts Festival in Norridgewock, Maine every year since 2014, performing alongside GRiZ and David Tipper
G-Nome_Project
order to secure their claim to the region: one on the Kennebec River (Norridgewock), one further north on the Penobscot River (Penobscot), and one on the
Colonial American military history
Colonial_American_military_history
CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Research and Preservation at Norridgewock NHL" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on
National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, Maine
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Somerset_County,_Maine
American judge (1815–1890)
Supreme Judicial Court from January 5, 1864, to March 30, 1890. Born in Norridgewock, Maine, Danforth read law to be admitted to the bar in 1838. He settled
Charles_Danforth
American state legislative body, 2018-2020
Michael E. Carpenter Democratic Houlton Aroostook 3 Brad Farrin Republican Norridgewock Somerset 4 Paul Davis Republican Sangerville Piscataquis 5 Jim Dill Democratic
129th_Maine_Senate
Lake in Maine, United States
later tribes seeking its rhyolite to make stone tools, Penobscots and Norridgewocks, the Abenaki bands who battled here with their enemy the Mohawks, to
Moosehead_Lake
Historic church in Halifax, Nova Scotia
present-day Nova Scotia. (During much of the 17th and early 18th centuries, Norridgewock on the Kennebec River and Castine at the end of the Penobscot River were
St._Aspinquid's_Chapel
1,848 Lincoln 85 Newport 1,690 Newport 3,133 Penobscot 86 Norridgewock 1,351 Norridgewock 3,278 Somerset 87 North Berwick 1,721 North Berwick 4,978 York
List of census-designated places in Maine
List_of_census-designated_places_in_Maine
Historic house in Maine, United States
Street, between it and the Kennebec River, at the junction of Elm with Norridgewock Avenue and Pleasant Street. It is a two-story brick structure, five bays
History House (Skowhegan, Maine)
History_House_(Skowhegan,_Maine)
well as parts of Quebec and western Maine. Their principal dwelling was Norridgewock in Maine. The Penobscots were settled along the Penobscot River in Maine
History_of_New_England
State highway in the U.S. state of Maine
SR 8 south (Old Point Avenue) / SR 43 east (Weston Avenue) – Athens, Norridgewock Eastern end of US 201A / SR 43 concurrencies 19.0 30.6 US 201 (Lakewood
Maine_State_Route_148
American lawyer, statesman, and jurist (1809–1889)
American lawyer, statesman, and jurist. Volney Erskine Howard was born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine on October 22, 1809, to Richard Howard, a prosperous
Volney_Howard
19th century American politician (1827–1887)
neighboring areas. He is the namesake of Withee, Wisconsin. Born in Norridgewock, Maine, Withee settled in the village of North La Crosse, Wisconsin,
Niran_Withee
U.S. Army brigadier general
serving as Quartermaster General of the United States Army. A native of Norridgewock, Maine and the son of attorney and politician Cullen Sawtelle, Sawtelle
Charles_G._Sawtelle
Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015. "Norridgewock Historical Society". Visit Maine. Archived from the original on April
List_of_museums_in_Maine
Upper house of the Maine Legislature
Trey Stewart Rep Presque Isle Aroostook 2020 2028 3 Brad Farrin Rep Norridgewock Somerset 2018 2026 4 Stacey Guerin Rep Glenburn Penobscot 2018 2026 5
Maine_Senate
Camden Street Railway Sanford and Cape Porpoise Railway Skowhegan and Norridgewock Railway and Power Company Somerset Traction Company Thomaston Street
List_of_Maine_railroads
Historic house in Maine, United States
The Spaulding House is a historic house on Main Street in Norridgewock, Maine. Built about 1835 by one of the town's early settlers, it is a fine local
Spaulding_House
American entomologist
Amherst College in 1882 and 1889. Lovell taught school in Nobleboro and Norridgewock, Maine, and had a fruit farm. Lovell married Lottie Evangeline Magune
John_Harvey_Lovell
11 H Augusta Vassalboro, Winslow, Waterville, Fairfield, Skowhegan, Norridgewock, Madison, Anson, Embden, Solon, Bingham, Moscow, Caratunk Plantation
List of lettered highways in Maine
List_of_lettered_highways_in_Maine
Railroad line in the United States
Central Portland gauge of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm). Construction reached Norridgewock in 1873, Madison in 1875, and North Anson in 1877. The company defaulted
Somerset_Railroad_(Maine)
Mattabesset Mill Mi'kmaq Mohegan Montauk Natick Narragansett Niantic Nipmuc Norridgewock Passamaquoddy Paugussett Pennacook Penobscot Pequot Podunk Poquonock
List of place names of Native American origin in New England
List_of_place_names_of_Native_American_origin_in_New_England
Indian reservation in United States, Penobscot
three largest native villages in the region: one on the Kennebec River (Norridgewock); one farther north on the Penobscot River (Penobscot) and one on the
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
Penobscot_Indian_Island_Reservation
August 24 Norridgewock Massacre Maine Captains Jeremiah Moulton and Johnson Harmon led 200 rangers to the Abenaki village of Norridgewock, Maine to kill
List of Indian massacres in North America
List_of_Indian_massacres_in_North_America
Action of King William's War
Indians, composed of two main groups of warriors from the Penobscot and Norridgewock, under command of their sagamore Bomazeen (or Bomoseen). A number of
Raid_on_Groton
United States historic place
during the Northeast Coast Campaign (1745) by bands of Penobscot and Norridgewock. They took captive a woman, which alarmed the garrison but she escaped
Fort_William_Henry_(Maine)
about 250 Abenaki, composed of two main groups from Penobscot and the Norridgewock under command of their sagamore, Bomazeen (or Bomoseen). A number of
Military history of the Wolastoqiyik
Military_history_of_the_Wolastoqiyik
staff, books, and materials. Granite was acquired from North Jay and Norridgewock to be used for the construction. The vestibule was modeled after the
Lewiston_Public_Library
Town in Maine, United States
The land upon which Anson was founded was historically home to the Norridgewock Abenaki. It was first settled in 1772 as Plantation Number One in what
Anson,_Maine
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