ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z, ðə kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə pˈaʊɚ ænd lˈaɪt kˈʌmpəni ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ hˌaɪdɹoʊɪlˈɛktɹɪk plˈænt æt ðə dˈæm, mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə fˈɜːst pˈaʊɚ plˈænt ɪnðə sˈændhɪlz ɹˈiːdʒən.
In the 1920s, the Carolina Power & Light Company established a hydroelectric plant at the dam, making it the first power plant in the Sandhills region.