Records, 1890-1898.

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Records, 1890-1898.

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Financial records of a local electric utility in Maine from 1890 to 1898.

2 ledgers ; 35 cm.

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7679987

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Bath Gas & Electric Company (Me.).

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The Bath Electric Light and Power Company was organized in Maine in 1887 and entered into a contract with the city of Bath shortly thereafter to supply lighting for a number of street lights. F.A. Sawyer was president of the company and Fritz H. Twitchell was treasurer. In 1890 it acquired the property of the Bath Gas Light Company and was reorganized as Bath Gas & Electric Company. Bath Gas & Electric became part of Sagadahoc Light & Power Company in 1900. This company became part o...

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...