Records, 1928-1939.
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Mount Vernon Light & Power Company (Me.).
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The Mount Vernon Light & Power Company, located in Mount Vernon, Maine, served customers in the communities of Mount Vernon, Rome and Vienna. Its distribution plant was acquired by Central Maine Power Company in 1940. From the description of Records, 1928-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54813665 ...
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...