History

Duke Power Company

company

Also known as Duke Power

Duke Power Company — business, appearing in the Charlotte record across 2 documented year(s).

In the record (2)

  1. 1935

    Duke Power Company, which had held a controlling interest in Southern Public Utilities Company since 1925, became the direct operator of Charlotte's streetcar system by 1935, three years before the system was abandoned.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Charlotte Street RailwayCharlotte Electric RailwaySouthern Power CompanySouthern Public Utilities CompanyJames B. Duke

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  2. 1971

    Chambers' law firm also successfully litigated Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (decided 1971) and Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody (decided 1975), both landmark Title VII employment-discrimination cases, alongside its school desegregation work.

    Harding High SchoolSecond Ward High SchoolCentral High SchoolJames B. Duke

    Source · checked 2026-08-13