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Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power

"Central Maine Power Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library CMP Overview CMP crews are the reason Maine isn’t still a…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… the Pulp Mill, the Lincoln House Hotel, Maine Central Railroad, and W.F Lovejoy. In 1904, Mr. Plumly gained his first regular operator, Miss Edith…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… to an end, and the power plant was sold to the Central Maine Power Company, which took over maintenance of the plant and supplied the mill with…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Technological innovations allowed the centralization of can production in the first decade of the new century."

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"Police officers were dealing with downed power lines, blocking them off and removing them if they were deemed unsafe."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"Louise Potter who spent nine days trying to run the Suburban Pines Motel in Windham without power while housing eight relatives, then when a guest…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"CMP (Central Maine Power) were out and working and putting their skills to the test to see how fast they could turn all the power back on."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"… safe shelter there were over one hundred Central Maine Power line crews and many other tree crews and other cleaning crews about trying to restore…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"… were an estimated 600 telephone poles down in central Maine. It got harder and harder to get work done."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… demolished in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… demolished in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The grist mill had the first right to the power and John. B. Franklin, Bartlett and Hiram Plummer bought the rest of the power. Charles H."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"In the early 1900s CMP, Central Maine Power, built two large dams and power stations that we still have in use today."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921Presque Isle Historical Society In 1921, Gould built a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… Falls in New Brunswick to supply much-needed power to northern Maine and New Brunswick. This was considered one of Gould’s most successful…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Central Elementary in the North, the last school in town, closes at the end of the 2009 school year."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The commercial district expanded along Main, Central, State, and Harlow Streets. Norumbega Hall on Central Street was completed in 1855 to meet the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… in turn, shipped their product to fabric mills in central Maine. Aroostook potatoes received a good reputation outside of Aroostook County and this…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"But some students were taught at a central home. These groups were known as fireside or parlor schools."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"One natural resource that has always been, and remains today a major economic force is wood. Skowhegan, being central in its location along the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"The Pines , an elementary school, Central High School, and others were located in the area of East New Portland."