Dilworth neighborhood
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company Records, 1860-1910
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-2020-038
Abstract
Edward Dilworth Latta founded the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company, also known as the Four Cs, in 1890. Latta and five other influential Charlotteans, including Mayor F.B. McDowell, developed the Dilworth area, had their own trolley system, and had control of gas and electric power in Charlotte. Incorporating other companies into his own, such as the Charlotte Gas Light Company and the Charlotte Electric Railway, Latta and his group maintained an effective monopoly in Charlotte....
Dates:
1860 - 1910
Daniel Augustus Tompkins Papers, 1886-1942
Collection
Identifier: MS-2022-015
Content Description
This collection contains business ephemera, pamphlets, publications, and other materials relating to his personal and professional life. Materials are in good condition and dated 1886-1942.
Dates:
1886 - 1942
