Yates Mill

Yates Mill
Yates Mill is located in North Carolina
Yates Mill
Yates Mill is located in the United States
Yates Mill
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°43′6.88″N 78°41′18.03″W / 35.7185778°N 78.6883417°W / 35.7185778; -78.6883417
NRHP reference No.70000479[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1970

Yates Mill is a fully restored, circa 1756 gristmill located five miles (8 km) south of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.[2] It is the centerpiece of Historic Yates Mill County Park, in central Wake County. The park features the restored mill; a visitor center with a museum focused on milling and on the natural history of the area, classrooms, an auditorium and space for research conducted by North Carolina State University faculty and students; a 20-acre (81,000 m2) lake; and extensive hiking trails. The park is managed as a native wildlife refuge with a mission to study and interpret the park's cultural, natural and agricultural heritage.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "WakeGOV.com – Historic Yates Mill County Park". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2009-03-12.