History

Southern Power Company

company

Also known as Power Company

Southern Power Company — business, appearing in the Charlotte record across 5 documented year(s).

In the record (5)

  1. 1891

    Administrative records of the Charlotte Electric Railway, Light and Power Company — the utility operated by the 4Cs — held by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Special Collections span 1890-1899, with financial records extending 1893-1904, documenting the company's combined streetcar, electric-light, and power operations.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Charlotte Street RailwayCharlotte Electric Railway

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  2. 1896

    In 1896 Charlotte's streetcar operator was reorganized and renamed the Charlotte Electric Railway, Light & Power Company, a name it held into the following decade.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Charlotte Street RailwayCharlotte Electric Railway

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  3. 1905

    The 4Cs held an effective monopoly on Charlotte's streetcar and power business until 1905, when James B. Duke established the rival Southern Power Company; Latta ultimately sold his streetcar/power business to Southern Power in 1910.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Charlotte Street RailwayCharlotte Electric RailwayQueen City Drug StoreEdward Dilworth LattaJames B. Duke

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  4. 1915

    George Stephens, Myers Park's developer, built his own wood-shingled house at 821 Harvard Place in 1915, the same year several Southern Power Company executives also built homes in the new suburb.

    Marshall ParkW.R. MyersKing GeorgeGeorge Stephens

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  5. 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 Public Utilities CompanyDuke Power CompanyJames B. Duke

    Source · checked 2026-08-13