Cumberland County Power and Light Company Relief Association record books, 1935-1997.

Cumberland County Power and Light Company. Relief Association

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Association organized 1905 for the relief of members in case of sickness or disability. In 1942 CMP acquired Cumberland County Power and Light Company and in 1944 Portland Coach Company assumed operation of the bus system formerly operated by CMP. Members of the association in the time span of this collection were all employees of the Central Maine Power Company or Portland Coach Company. From the description of Cumberland County Power and Light Company Relief Association record book...

Portland Coach Company

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Cumberland County Power and Light Company

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Cumberland County Power and Light Co. leased the street-railroad properties of the Portland Railroad Company in 1912. From the description of Records, 1912-1944. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973870 ...

Central Maine Power Company

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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 develop...