Mill Details

Yates Mill

Wake Co. | North Carolina | USA
Known Dates: c. 1756, prob. rebuilt 1820's-1850's, restored fro
Township: Raleigh
Watersource: Steep Hill Creek.

Location / Directions

Yates Mill

Take I 40/440 west from US 401/Sh 54 interchange about 2 miles south of Raleigh. Continue about a mile to Exit 297 (Lake Wheeler Road). Take Lake Wheeler Road/Sh 1375 south about 3.5 miles, crossing over Old Tryon Rd/Sh 1152 until the mill entrance on the right near the intersection of Lake Wheeler Rd/ Sh 1375 & Yates Mill Pond Rd/1381.

Verse for Thought
"The poor can run to you because you are a fortress in times of trouble."
({Psalm 9:9 CEV})
Yates Mill
Michael W. Smith 2007

Image shows Historic Yates Mill from across Steep Hill Creek. The mill is part of a 156 acre nature preserve/park that is Wake County's newest park, containing her last remaining grist mill out of about 70 in the early 1800's. Contact: Historic Yates Mill County Park, 4620 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. Ph: 919-856-6675. Check the website for more historical background and current events at the mill.

Yates Mill
Michael W. Smith submitted 01/2008 vintage Public Domain

Oldest known photograph of the historic Yates Mill taken in the 1890's. Check the website for a detailed history of the mill.

Yates Mill
Michael W. Smith submitted 01/2008 Public Domain

Photo of the mill c. 1939 while the mill was a commercial mill under private ownership.

Yates Mill
Michael W. Smith submitted 01/2008 Public Domain

A 1947 photo of the mill, still operating as a commercial mill under private ownership.

Yates Mill
Michael W. Smith submitted 01/2008 Public Domain

Photo taken about 1957, three years after ceasing operations, with the mill showing the effects of disuse and neglected maintenance.

Yates Mill
Michael W. Smith submitted 01/2008 Public Domain

The mill in disrepair under North Carolina State University ownership in 1970, prior to rehabilitation & restoration. All photos courtesy of Michael W. Smith, CEE, Asst. Park Manager, Historic Yates Mill County Park, Wake County Parks, Recreation & Open Space.

 
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