Madawaska is Maine’s northernmost town. Home to native Micmac people, it was also settled in the 1750s by Acadian exiles. A monument with a large cross marks the landing of the Acadians. The town was named for the river whose Indian name has been interpreted to mean “having its outlet among the reeds” and “worn out grass (land).” Madawaska’s Maine Street is U.S. Route 1. Its economy is dominated by the Fraser Paper Company, whose plant straddles the border with Edmunston, New Brunswick. — Maine, An Encyclopedia