Records, 1910-1921.

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Records, 1910-1921.

Financial records of a land company in Maine. Included are cashbooks, a journal, and ledgers.

5 ledgers ; 27-36 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7681678

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Robinson Land Company (Me.).

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The Robinson Land Company was formed by Harvey Eaton and William Wyman to acquire property in Bingham and Moscow, Maine, for future hydroelectric development. The company was acquired by Central Maine Power Company in 1921. From the description of Records, 1910-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54787876 ...

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...