Records, 1920-1921

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Records, 1920-1921

Financial records of a local electric utility in Maine. Included are a cashbook, a ledger, and 2 journals.

4 ledgers ; 36 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7676956

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Maine Power Corporation.

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The Maine Power Corporation was formed sometime before 1920 to do business in the town of Lisbon. It was acquired by Central Maine Power Company in 1921. From the description of Records, 1920-1921 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54344322 ...

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...