Central Maine Power Company

Variant names
Dates:
Active 1912
Active 1944

Biographical notes:

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) was founded in 1899 when Harvey D. Eaton, an attorney from Waterville, Maine, and Walter S. Wyman, an engineer, bought the Oakland Electric Company. This company, organized in 1887, owned a hydroelectric generator which provided street lighting and electricity to the community of Oakland, Maine. Eaton and Wyman recognized early on the potential for generating electricity that Maine's rivers provided. The company acquired small hydroelectric companies and developed new sites to supply hydropower during the early 20th century in Maine.

From the description of Pole records in Bath, Maine, 1938-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 55044360

Cumberland County Power and Light Co. was an electrical utilities company which merged with the Central Maine Power Co. in 1941.

From the description of Cumberland County Power and Light Co. records, 1912-1944. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973873

Public utility supplier of electricity in Freeport, Me.

From the description of Central Maine Power Co. recording book. Volume 1, 1939-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979389

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Subjects:

  • Electric railroads
  • Electric utilities
  • Household appliances, Electric
  • Installment plan
  • Public utilities
  • Public utilities
  • Railroads
  • Street-railroads

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Maine--Augusta (as recorded)
  • Maine--Waterville (as recorded)
  • Maine (as recorded)
  • Maine--Lewiston (as recorded)
  • Maine--Portland (as recorded)
  • Freeport (Me. : Town) (as recorded)
  • Maine--Lewiston (as recorded)
  • Maine (as recorded)
  • Maine--Freeport (as recorded)
  • Maine (as recorded)
  • Maine--Portland (as recorded)

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