History

Southern Public Utilities Company

company

Also known as utilities

Southern Public Utilities Company — business, appearing in the Charlotte record across 3 documented year(s).

In the record (3)

  1. 1910

    According to one account, Charlotte's electric streetcar operator was reorganized as the Southern Public Utilities Company in 1910.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Charlotte Street RailwayCharlotte Electric Railway

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  2. 1913

    A more detailed operator timeline places Southern Public Utilities Company's takeover of Charlotte's streetcar system in 1913, following a brief 1911-1913 period under an operator called City Electric Railway.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Charlotte Street RailwayCharlotte Electric Railway

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  3. 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 CompanyDuke Power CompanyJames B. Duke

    Source · checked 2026-08-13