[3] The Enoree Power Company began constructing a hydroelectric dam at the shoals in 1907 and completed it in 1908.
The dam provided power to a small steam plant, which was constructed in Woodruff around the same time.
Around 1917, the Enoree Power Company built and operated Leatherwood Shoals, or Lower Van Patton.
On December 7, 1944, a lawsuit was filed against Spartanburg County over a death on Van Patton Bridge.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiff argued that the death of Mahon was caused by the County's negligence regarding the maintenance of the bridge.