Yates Mill is a fully restored, circa 1756 gristmill located five miles (8 km) south of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the centerpiece of Historic Yates Mill County Park, located in central Wake County. The park currently features the restored mill, a visitor center containing 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.
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