Yate's Mill
by Dale R Carlson
Title
Yate's Mill
Artist
Dale R Carlson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Yates Mill served Wake County as a water-powered mill for more than 200 years. Of the 70 gristmills that once served Wake County, Yates Mill is the only one still in operating condition.
Samuel Pearson, the mill's founder, is thought to have first acquired property in the Wake County area around 1750, when he purchased land from John Monk. The earliest known document related to Pearson's activity around Steep Hill Creek and the land that now surrounds the mill dates to 1756. In March 1763, Pearson submitted an entry, claiming ownership of the land where he built the mill. Because of the American Revolution, action was not taken until 1778, when the new State of North Carolina issued Pearson a survey for the same land he claimed in 1763. This survey is the first known document on file that specifically mentions the mill as already standing.
The mill operated until the 1950's until it was closed due to a lack of business. The propery was acquired by North Carolina State University in 1963. After the mill closed and as years passed it fell into disrepair. In 1989, the nonprofit group Yates Mill Associates (YMA) formed to preserve and restore the mill. NC State Univerisity leased the land where the mill was standing to Wake County, starting in 1996. After stabilization, restoration efforts began, which were completed in 2005.
Construction a visitor center for the park began in summer 2003, and was completed in April 2006. Historic Yates Mill County Park opened to the public May 20, 2006. Tours of Yates Mill are available to the public March through November, and corn-grinding demonstrations are offered the third weekend of each month during that time.
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