Central Maine Power Company Collection, 1883-1965 (bulk 1902-1928)

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Central Maine Power Company Collection, 1883-1965 (bulk 1902-1928)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61295258

The collection contains records from 40 small electric companies established in Maine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These records reflect the nature of the early electric power business in Maine. The companies were acquired by Central Maine Power Company between 1910 and 1965. Records for each company are primarily financial and include cashbooks, daybooks, voucher registers, journals, and ledgers. Payroll records, purchasing records, and operating journals are included for a few companies. Some companies have ledgers and balance sheets that reflect their finances and activities at the time of their mergers with CMP.

7 archival record cartons (7.25 cubic feet)79.5 linear feet of ledgers

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7803457

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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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...

Fort Halifax Power Company (Winslow, Me.).

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