Records, 1915-1921
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Winthrop & Wayne Light & Power Company (Me.).
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The Winthrop & Wayne Light & Power Company was acquired by Central Maine Power Company in 1921. From the description of Records, 1915-1921 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54072982 ...
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...