On May 16th, the Grave Foundation in collaboration with the Madison Historical Society orchestrated a bicentennial celebration of Madison’s incorporation.
The Deacon and Historical Society welcomed dignitaries and townsfolk to witness the horseback delivery of a message from Connecticut’s General Assembly, approving the establishment of Madison as a town separate from Guilford. As of 1826, the town would no longer be known as “East Guilford”. Thereafter, it would be known as “Madison”!
The community’s new name honored the 4th President of the United States, a leader who had earned recognition as the “Father of the Constitution”. Madison, Connecticut, became one of only a few towns named in honor of James Madison during his lifetime.
Upon the reading of the proclamation, the event hosts invited their guests into the Grave House to celebrate the occasion and to toast to the establishment of Madison!
