Records, 1912-1923.

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Records, 1912-1923.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54787866

Financial records of a local electric utility in Maine.

5 ledgers ; 22-36 cm.

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7681676

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Newport Light & Power Company (Me.).

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Organized sometime before 1903 and located in Newport, Maine, the Newport Light & Power Company was authorized to sell gas and electricity in the towns of Newport, Plymouth, Detroit, and Palmyra. This company was acquired by Central Maine Power Company in 1920. From the description of Records, 1912-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54787866 ...

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...