Records, 1920-1921

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Records, 1920-1921

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54438589

Financial records of a local electric utility in Maine.

3 ledgers ; 23-38 cm.

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7678207

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Knox County Electric Company (Me.).

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The Knox County Electric Company was chartered in Maine by Chapter 193 of the Acts of 1891 as the Rockland, Thomaston and Camden Street Railway. Its name was changed to the Knox County Electric Company sometime around 1919. The company was acquired by Central Maine Power Company in 1921. From the description of Records, 1920-1921 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54438589 ...

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...