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Corn-grinding tours at Historic Yates Mill: watch the 1760s mill run (free)
See Wake County's historic water-powered gristmill in action: hear the water hit the waterwheel, then join historical interpreters inside the mill to watch the millstones grind corn into meal. Drop in any time during the program.
- When
- Sat Oct 24 – Sun Oct 25 · Sat-Sun Oct 24-25, 1-4 p.m. (drop-in)
- Where
- Historic Yates Mill County Park
- Address
- 4620 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Raleigh
- Cost
- Free
- Fine print
- No registration; drop in. Space inside the mill is limited to 20 visitors at a time. Donations to Yates Mill Associates are welcome. The next corn-grinding weekend is Nov 21-22.