Letter book, 1908-1909.

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Letter book, 1908-1909.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54857412

Letter book of correspondence by the Consolidated Electric Light Company of Maine, the Portland Lighting & Power Company, and the Portland Electric Company.

1 ledger ; 30 cm.

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7682419

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Consolidated Electric Light Company of Maine.

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The Consolidated Electric Light Company of Maine began supplying electricity to the Portland, Maine, area in 1883 using three steam-driven generators. It became part of the Portland Electric Company in 1912. This company became part of Cumberland County Power & Light Company in 1912. Cumberland became part of Central Maine Power Company in 1942. From the description of Letter book, 1908-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54857412 ...

Burrowes, P. H.

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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...