Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Rutland Horse Railroad Company - 1882 to Unknown, Renamed
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation - 1929 to 2012, Merged
Rutland Railway, Light and Power Company - 1906 to 1929, Consolidated
Peoples Hydro Electric Vermont Corporation - 1926 to 1928, Renamed
The Vergennes Electric Company - 1893 to 1926, Renamed
Chittenden Water Power Company - Unknown to 1906, Consolidated
People's Gas Light Company - Unknown to 1906, Consolidated
Rutland City Electric Company - Unknown to 1906, Consolidated
Rutland Street Railway Company - Unknown to 1906, Consolidated

Corporate Timeline

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November 13, 1882

Rutland Horse Railroad Company incorporates by special act in the State of Vermont.

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Robert C. Jones. "Rutland Street Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 195-207. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.

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Unknown

Rutland Horse Railroad Company name changes to Rutland Street Railway Company.

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Robert C. Jones. "Rutland Street Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 195-207. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.

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April 8, 1893

The Vergennes Electric Company incorporates in the State of Vermont.

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Vermont Secretary of State, Corporations Division. "Green Mountain Power Corporation." Vermont Secretary of State. 1-22-2020. https://www.vtsosonline.com/online/BusinessInquire/BusinessInformation?businessID=44544.

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January 27, 1906

Rutland Street Railway Company, Chittenden Water Power Company, People's Gas Light Company, Rutland City Electric Company , and Vermont Internal Improvement Company consolidate to form Rutland Railway, Light and Power Company.

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Robert C. Jones. "Rutland Street Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 195-207. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.

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September 29, 1924

Vermont Slate Belt Railway acquires the property of Rutland Railway, Light and Power Company from West Rutland to Poultney.

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Robert C. Jones. "Rutland Street Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 195-207. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.

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December 26, 1924

Rutland Railway, Light and Power Company ceases street railway operations.

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Robert C. Jones. "Rutland Street Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 195-207. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.

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July 30, 1926

The Vergennes Electric Company name changes to Peoples Hydro Electric Vermont Corporation.

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Vermont Secretary of State, Corporations Division. "Green Mountain Power Corporation." Vermont Secretary of State. 1-22-2020. https://www.vtsosonline.com/online/BusinessInquire/BusinessInformation?businessID=44544.

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August 29, 1928

Peoples Hydro Electric Vermont Corporation name changes to Green Mountain Power Corporation.

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Vermont Secretary of State, Corporations Division. "Green Mountain Power Corporation." Vermont Secretary of State. 1-22-2020. https://www.vtsosonline.com/online/BusinessInquire/BusinessInformation?businessID=44544.

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August 20, 1929

Central Vermont Public Service Corporation incorporates in the State of Vermont.

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Vermont Secretary of State, Corporations Division. "Central Vermont Public Service Corporation." Vermont Secretary of State. 1-22-2020. https://www.vtsosonline.com/online/BusinessInquire/BusinessInformation?businessID=45772.

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August 20, 1929

Black River Power Company, Bradford Electric Light Company, Middlebury Electric Company, Pittsford Power Company Public Service Corporation of Vermont Rutland Railway, Light and Power Company ,

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Michael L. Austin. "Heat and Light." In Rutland Historical Society Quarterly, 46-68. Rutland, VT: Rutland Historical Society, 1980.

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October 1, 2012

Central Vermont Public Service Corporation merges into Green Mountain Power Corporation.

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TransmissionHub Staff. "CVPS merges with Green Mountain Power." TransmissionHub. 10-5-2012. https://www.transmissionhub.com/articles/2012/10/cvps-merges-with-green-mountain-power.html.

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Routes and Stations

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